The Yards

The Yards (2000)

In the rail yards of Queens, contractors repair and rebuild the city's subway cars. These contracts are lucrative, so graft and corruption are rife. When Leo Handler gets out of prison, he finds his aunt married to Frank Olchin, one of the big contractors; he's battling with a minority-owned firm for contracts. Willie Gutierrez, Leo's best friend, is Frank's bag man and heads a crew of midnight saboteurs who ruin the work of the Puerto Rican-owned firm. Leo needs a job, so Willie pays him to be his back-up. Then things go badly wrong one night, a cop IDs Leo, and everyone now wants him out of the picture. Besides his ailing mom and his cousin Erica, to whom can Leo turn?

Genres

Crime Drama Romance

Countries

United States

Director

James Gray

Writers

James Gray Matt Reeves

Producers

Bob Weinstein Nick Wechsler Harvey Weinstein Kerry Orent Paul Webster Jonathan Gordon

Composer

Howard Shore

Cinematographer

Harris Savides

Editor

Jeffrey Ford

Production

Miramax Industry Entertainment Partners

Starring

Also starring

Mark Wahlberg Joaquin Phoenix James Caan Ellen Burstyn Faye Dunaway Steve Lawrence Andy Davoli Tony Musante Victor Argo Tomas Milian Robert Montano Victor Arnold Chad Aaron Louis Guss Domenick Lombardozzi Joe Lisi David Zayas Joseph Ragno Teresa Yenque Jose Soto John Tormey Teddy Coluca Jack O'Connell Dan Grimaldi Garry Pastore Ron Brice Gene Canfield Keith Hernandez Allan Houston

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