Underachiever

Plot Summary: When a truck loaded with stripped gun parts is hijacked outside of Queens, five notorious thieves become overnight guests of the NYPD, but that's all they need to hatch a plan that brings them to Los Angeles for the ultimate take, $91 million in hard cash. Roger "Verbal" Kint, an apparent victim of cerebral palsy yet an accomplished con man, soon falls under the persuasive powers of U.S. Customs Special Agent David Kujan, who's hot on their trail. Kint weaves a tale that begins six weeks ago, back at the police shake-down in New York. Assembled among the professional felons are hardware specialist Todd Hockney, entry man Michael McManus and Dean Keaton, an ex-cop whose hijacking and smuggling exploits have incurred Kujan's wrath. Customs has been building a case on Keaton for three years, and despite Kint's claim that Keaton is dead, Kujan looks to squeeze Kint until he gets his man. In a surprise plot twist, a pitiable con man is being outwitted by an eager Fed. Or is he?

Cast: Gabriel Byrne, Kevin Spacey, Clark Gregg, Giancarlo Esposito, Pete Postlethwaite, Dan Hedaya, Peter Greene, Vito D'Ambrosio, Louis Lombardi, Christine Estabrook, Castulo Guerra, Kevin Pollak, Stephen Baldwin, Jack Shearer, Paul Bartel, Benicio Del Toro, Frank Medrano, Chazz Palminteri, Billy Bates, Suzy Amis, Bert Williams, Morgan Hunter, Gene Lythgow, Bill Bates, Michelle Clunie, Carl Bressler, Phillip Simon, David Powladge

Director: Bryan Singer

Genre: Drama

Release Date: August 16, 1995

MPAA Rating: R

Runtime: 1hr 45min