The Neon Empire

The Neon Empire is a 1989 American television crime-drama miniseries directed by Larry Peerce and starring Ray Sharkey and Linda Fiorentino.^[1][2] It originally aired on two consecutive nights (December 3 and 4, 1989) on Showtime.^[2]

The Neon Empire
Genre	Drama
Written by	Pete Hamill Edward Anhalt
Directed by	Larry Peerce
Starring	Ray Sharkey Linda Fiorentino
Music by	Lalo Schifrin
Country of origin	United States
Original language	English
Production
Executive producer	Charles W. Fries
Producer	Richard Maynard
Production locations	Eloy, Arizona Casa Grande, Arizona Coolidge, Arizona Florence, Arizona
Cinematography	Gerald Hirschfeld
Editor	Bob Wyman
Running time	3hr. 6min.
Production companies	Fries Entertainment Richard Maynard Productions
Original release
Network	Showtime
Release	December 3, 1989 (1989-12-03)

Plot

Junior Morloff, a Jewish gangster, is traveling out west when he comes across Las Vegas, a small town at the time. Surprised that gambling is legal there, he gets an idea to build a casino.

Cast

• Ray Sharkey as Junior Molov
• Linda Fiorentino as Lucy
• Gary Busey as Frank Weston
• Dylan McDermott as Vic
• Martin Landau as Max
• Julie Carmen as Miranda
• Harry Guardino as Nick
• Michael Zelniker as Burt Stone
• Richard Brooks as Tampa
• Andreas Katsulas as Vito
• Dale Dye as Chief Bates
• Tyra Ferrell as Samantha
• Natalia Nogulich as Mildred
• Pete Antico Stunt Double for Ray Sharkey
• Jackson Brewer Stunt Double for Dylan McDermott