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Federal Protection

Play trailer Poster for Federal Protection R,  2001,  1h 34m,  Drama Play Trailer Watchlist
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Frankie Carbone (Armand Assante) is a car thief for the mob, but after he survives an attempted hit, he ends up in federal custody and enters a witness protection program. Now known as Howard Akers, he moves to a quiet suburb and becomes involved with his neighbor Leigh (Angela Featherstone), whose husband, Denny (David Lipper), is having an affair with her sister, Bootsie (Dina Meyer). When Bootsie and Denny discover Howard's identity, they decide to try to collect the mob's reward for him.

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Scott Weinberg eFilmCritic.com Sep 14, 2002
3/5
Perhaps it's only because I see five movies a week that are even stupider than Federal Protection that I can give it a mild recommendation. Go to Full Review
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Anthony Hickox

Director

Armand Assante

Frank Carbone

Angela Featherstone

Leigh Kirkindall

Dina Meyer

Bootsie Cavander

David Lipper

Denny Kirkindall

Frank Chiesurin

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Synopsis Frankie Carbone (Armand Assante) is a car thief for the mob, but after he survives an attempted hit, he ends up in federal custody and enters a witness protection program. Now known as Howard Akers, he moves to a quiet suburb and becomes involved with his neighbor Leigh (Angela Featherstone), whose husband, Denny (David Lipper), is having an affair with her sister, Bootsie (Dina Meyer). When Bootsie and Denny discover Howard's identity, they decide to try to collect the mob's reward for him.
Director
Anthony Hickox
Screenwriter
Craig Smith
Rating
R
Genre
Drama
Original Language
English
Release Date (Streaming)
Jan 25, 2017
Runtime
1h 34m
Sound Mix
Surround
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