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*The Neon Empire*
The Neon Empire
Genre	Drama
Written by	Pete Hamill; Edward Anhalt
Directed by	Larry Peerce
Starring	Ray Sharkey; Linda Fiorentino
Music by	Lalo Schifrin
Country of origin	United States
Original language	English
Production
Executive producer	Charles W. Fries
Producer	Richard Maynard
Production locations	Eloy, Arizona; Casa Grande, Arizona; Coolidge, Arizona; Florence, Arizona
Cinematography	Gerald Hirschfeld
Editor	Bob Wyman
Running time	3hr. 6min.
Production companies	Fries Entertainment; Richard Maynard Productions
Original release
Network	Showtime
Release	December 3, 1989

The Neon Empire is a 1989 American television crime-drama miniseries directed by Larry Peerce and starring Ray Sharkey and Linda Fiorentino.^[1]^[2] It originally aired on two consecutive nights (December 3 and 4, 1989) on Showtime.^[2]

Plot

Junior Morloff, a Jewish gangster, is traveling out west when he comes across Las Vegas, a small town at the time. Surprised that gambling is legal there, he gets an idea to build a casino.

Cast

Ray Sharkey as Junior Molov
Linda Fiorentino as Lucy
Gary Busey as Frank Weston
Dylan McDermott as Vic
Martin Landau as Max
Julie Carmen as Miranda
Harry Guardino as Nick
Michael Zelniker as Burt Stone
Richard Brooks as Tampa
Andreas Katsulas as Vito
Dale Dye as Chief Bates
Tyra Ferrell as Samantha
Natalia Nogulich as Mildred
Pete Antico Stunt Double for Ray Sharkey
Jackson Brewer Stunt Double for Dylan McDermott

References

^ Hiltbrand, David (December 4, 1989). "Picks and Pans Review: The Neon Empire". People. No. 23. Archived from the original on 26 September 2015. Retrieved 17 January 2016.
^ ^a ^b O'Connor, John J. (November 30, 1989). "Inventing Las Vegas In 'The Neon Empire'". The New York Times. Archived from the original on 28 August 2018. Retrieved 17 January 2016.

External links

The Neon Empire at IMDb

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[1] Hiltbrand, David (December 4, 1989). "Picks and Pans Review: The Neon Empire". People. No. 23. Archived from the original on 26 September 2015. Retrieved 17 January 2016.

[NYT-2] O'Connor, John J. (November 30, 1989). "Inventing Las Vegas In 'The Neon Empire'". The New York Times. Archived from the original on 28 August 2018. Retrieved 17 January 2016.

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