Mr. Z., opens Rusty's medical bill, realizing he has the money. Walt goes back to the nightclub for the first time since his stroke and makes up with Tia. When he returns Leo tells him to ignore any sounds he might hear that night. The three criminals ambush Rusty in his apartment, and Walt goes upstairs again. Together Rusty and Walt manage to kill them. The wounded Walt is loaded into an ambulance, after which Rusty hands the paramedics the cash to get him the best care available. They renew their friendship and singing lessons. Cast Robert De Niro as Walter Koontz Philip Seymour Hoffman as Rusty Skipp Sudduth as Tommy Barry Miller as Leonard Wilcox Chris Bauer as Jacko Wilson Jermaine Heredia as Cha-Cha Nashom Wooden as Amazing Grace credited as Nashom Benjamin Daphne Rubin-Vega as Tia Rory Cochrane as Pogo Scott Allen Cooper as Ivana Jude Ciccolella as Detective Noonan Mina Bern as Mrs. Spivak Penny Balfour as Cristal Victor Rasuk (uncredited) as Neighborhood boy Richie Lamontagne as Carmine the Pizza Boy Luis Saguar as Mr. Z Mitchell Lichtenstein as Gay Republican Spokesperson John Enos as Sonny, Rusty's abusive boyfriend Karina Arroyave as Amber Wanda De Jesus as Karen Madhur Jaffrey as dr. Nirmala John R. Corcoran as physical therapist LaShaun Soundtrack "Planet Love" – Taylor Dayne (Allee Willis; Bruce Roberts) "Half-Breed" – Cher (Al Capps; Mary Dean) "Lady Marmalade" (Live) – Patti LaBelle (Bob Crewe; Kenny Nolan) "When the Money's Gone" – Bruce Roberts (Bruce Roberts; Donna Weiss) "G.A.Y." – Geri Halliwell (Geri Halliwell; Watkins; Wilson) "When Will You Learn" – Boy George (G. O'Dowd; John Themis; Mike Koglin) "La Chica Marita" – Marcus Schenkenberg (J. Beauvoir; T. Catania) "Turn Me Over" – Wonderbox (Monica Murphy) "Lady Marmalade" – All Saints (Bob Crewe; Kenny Nolan) "Sidewalk Talk" – John "Jellybean" Benitez (Madonna) "Can't Stop Love" – Soul Solution (Bobby Guy; Ernie Lake) "Give It to Me" – Drama Kidz (Danny Sullivan; E. Holterhoff; Jellybean) "The Name Game" – Shirley Ellis (Lincoln Chase; Shirley Ellis) "Whenever You Fall" – Taylor Dayne (Taylor Dayne; B.G. Craziose; Ernie Lake; Janice Robinson) "The Neighborhood" – Bruce Roberts; Gohl; Sarah McLachlan (Bruce Roberts) "Tia's Tango" – Bruce Roberts; Gohl; Sarah McLachlan (Bruce Roberts) "Luciano" – Bruce Roberts; Gohl; Sarah McLachlan (Bruce Roberts) Production Casting Hoffman considered De Niro to be the most imposing actor that he had ever worked with, noting how