arrive and Terry tells Nick that he is quitting as an undercover operative. At Jackie's funeral, Terry reveals to Frank that he was at Pier 84, and also hands him his police badge. Hours later, while Kathleen is watching the St. Patrick's Day parade alone, Terry goes to the bar where Frank and his gang are. In a shootout, Frank and all of his men are killed. Having been shot three times, Terry slumps to the floor. Cast Sean Penn as Detective Terry Noonan Ed Harris as Frankie Flannery Gary Oldman as Jackie Flannery Robin Wright as Kathleen Flannery John Turturro as Detective Nick Richardson John C. Reilly as Stevie McGuire R.D. Call as Pat Nicholson Joe Viterelli as Joe Borelli Burgess Meredith as Finn Marco St. John as Jimmy Cavello Michael P. Moran as Bartender Mo Gaffney as Maureen Flannery Deirdre O'Connell as Irene Thomas G. Waites as Ed, Frankie's Goon Michael Cumpsty as Ryan, Frankie's Goon Michael Cunningham as Frankie's Goon Jaime Tirelli as Detective Alvarez Vincent Pastore as Borelli's Goon James Russo as DeMarco (uncredited) Reception Box office The film was released on a limited basis on September 14, 1990. First-week box office totaled $179,927 (14 screens). According to "The Numbers" web site, the film was in circulation a few weeks and appeared on 335 screens in its widest release. Total receipts were $1,911,542. Ebert believed the difficulty State of Grace had at the box office was due to another film with the same theme being released the same week, Martin Scorsese's Goodfellas. Critical response State of Grace was generally well received by critics. Of the reviews collected from notable publications by popular review aggregator Rotten Tomatoes, the film holds an overall approval rating of 85% from 26 critics. The consensus summarizes: "State of Grace brings an impressive ensemble cast to bear on its epic gangster saga, elevating a largely familiar story with outstanding performances." Janet Maslin, film critic for The New York Times, wrote, "Mr. Joanou attempts to capture the sense of place that defines urban crime, and the ethnic and territorial distinctions that give it shape. He is successful much of the time here." Maslin praised Oldman and Harris, writing, "Jackie Flannery is played by the phenomenal Gary Oldman, who since Sid and Nancy has taken on a string of new accents and dramatic identities with stunning ease", and "Jackie's icy older brother ... is