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The film is based on a 1963 novel by pulp writer Jim Thompson one of 29 sweaty talks of Petty criminals double Cross cars and love gone bad that he penned before dying in relative obscurity years ago. -7 a a a a a. If you know his work which explores the existential aspects of the myriad was that life grinds people Down you have to believe that he would find his posthumous Fame a bit ironic. 1 his Story focuses on three con artists a known in the vernacular of its seedy. Setting As a Grifter so a of varying Ambi Hon and skill. There Sroy John Cusack Small tinier who is Content to slowly build a bankroll through such venerable a Short cons As bilking Drunken sailors using loaded Dice. Then there Are the two women in his life. His Mother Lily Anjelica Huston Only 14 when she gave birth to him is a Tough  who travels the country placing huge bets on horses to lower the Odds for her sadistic Bookie Boss Pat mingle. And than there a Myra Annette boning cunning curvaceous Young thing who is seeking a partner for an elaborate a Long con investment swindle and thinks Roy might fit the Bill if she could just a convince him to set his sights higher. Roy has avoided his Mother for years but they re brought together when he a hospitalized after being whooped in the stomach by a Bat wielding bartender whom he tried to fleece. From there the three engage in an endless  of backstabbing a with an underlying oedipal theme Between Roy and Lily tossed in for fun. The stakes spiral Ever higher and the Only possible outcome is bloodshed. This is a b movie plot in an a movie package by director Stephen friars and producer Martin Scorcese Cusack whose cherubic qualities contrast per to factly with the shark like Huston and Bening proves he can go far beyond the teen Ager roles that have been his Forte to Date. Boning is pure cat sinking through every one of her shots. The real treat is Huston flawlessly playing a character whose every move is geared toward her own survival. The scene in which she fends off a drunk trying to put the make on her in a diner is a classic. She should have won an Oscar. But the Best thing about this film is the dialogue which is mostly Thomp a a songs amplified by scriptwriter Donald Al. Westlake. Visiting her son in the Hospital Lily glances at his battered. Midsection and snaps a get off the con a you done to have the stomach for  when Myra introduces herself As 1 roys Friend Lily snorts a a in la bet you re lots of Peoples  Myra edges in closer examines Lily a face and sneers a yeah now that i see you in the Light you re plenty old enough to be roys  in another scene Lily expounds on the Grifter life a you done to stand still a you either go up or Down sooner or later. Usually  that a a Good summary of Thompsons own weary world View. Its too bad he Isnit around to see this film because he surely would have approved. 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