this "armed and dangerous cop-killer". It looks as if the police will probably shoot and kill Joey if they can locate him. Vincent decides he has to do whatever he can to save his estranged son, for the sake of his son, but also for the sake of his little grandson, so that his grandson can grow up with a mother and a father. Vincent decides he cannot stay "disappeared" from his son's and grandson's life, in the same way his own father disappeared from his life when he was a child. Vincent discovers proof that Spyder killed Reg. After a difficult search, Vincent finds Spyder, but is now confronted at gunpoint. When Joey arrives, he shoots Spyder dead in self-defense. Joey still does not trust Vincent and thinks that his father only wants to arrest him—cop first, father second. Eventually Vincent is able to persuade his son that he cares for him. When other police hone in on them, Vincent uses his own body to block his son's body so that police cannot shoot Joey without first shooting him. Joey is taken into custody without violence and father and son exchange a small smile before he is taken away. Cast Robert De Niro as Vincent LaMarca Frances McDormand as Michelle James Franco as Joey LaMarca Eliza Dushku as Gina William Forsythe as Spyder George Dzundza as Reg Duffy Patti LuPone as Maggie LaMarca Anson Mount as Dave Simon John Doman as Henderson Brian Tarantina as Snake Drena De Niro as Vanessa Hansen Nestor Serrano as Rossi Michael P. Moran as Herb Michael Della Femina as Angelo LaMarca (Vincent's father) Dominick Angelo and Pasquale Enrico Cangro as Baby Angelo (Joey and Gina's son) Production Filming took place in early 2001. The story is primarily set in Long Beach, New York, a beachfront town on the south shore of Long Island, for which the municipal motto is "Civitas ad Mare", Latin for "City by the Sea". However, the on-location scenes in the film that supposedly show the town of Long Beach were in fact shot in Asbury Park, New Jersey. The film features many aspects of a town that appears to be partially ruined, including scenes of a shabby boardwalk and an abandoned casino/arcade building. There is a disclaimer in the credits at the end of the film which explicitly states that the film was not shot in Long Beach. Some