New York City Mayor John Pappas (Al Pacino) has grand political ambitions. His next political pursue are the governor's office and the White House. But he is surprisingly found involved in a big scandal. A young boy named James Bone dies from a stray bullet during a shootout between off-duty police detective Eddie Santos and Tino Zapatti, cousin of organized crime boss Paul Zapatti.
Tino Zapatti previously been supiciously given probation by Judge Walter Stern, old friend of John Pappas. Kevin Calhoun, John Pappas idealistic Deputy Mayor, smells something fishy about the incident and starts digging for information. His investigation later found a fact: Mayor John Pappas is the one who put Judge Stern together with Brooklyn politician Frank Anselmo to receive a bribe and leave the Tino Zapatti killed on the street.
City Hall are loosely based on actual New York's political life. The character of Frank Anselmo was based on Queens Borough President Donald Manes, who was caught up in real estate scandals and attempted suicide (but survived) in his car in 1986 by slashing his wrists, and later succeeded in the next suicide attempt by plunging a kitchen knife into his heart. To prepare his role as Mayor John Pappas, Al Pacino spent time with New York City Mayor Rudolph W. Giuliani and former Mayors Edward I. Koch and David Dinkins.
City Hall DVD/Blu-ray:
Cast:
Al Pacino ... Mayor John Pappas
John Cusack ... Deputy Mayor Kevin Calhoun
Bridget Fonda ... Marybeth Cogan
Martin Landau ... Judge Walter Stern
Anthony Franciosa ... Paul Zapatti
Danny Aiello ... Frank Anselmo
David Paymer ... Abe Goodman
Nestor Serrano ... Det. Eddie Santos
Roberta Peters ... Nettie Anselmo
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