On the Nickel (1980)
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The Skid Row derelicts that occupy most of the screen time in this uneven drama about the effects of alcohol addiction do nothing to gain an audience's sympathy. Sam (Donald Moffat) has kicked his habit and picked himself up out of the gutter only to find that no avenues are open to take him… More The Skid Row derelicts that occupy most of the screen time in this uneven drama about the effects of alcohol addiction do nothing to gain an audience's sympathy. Sam (Donald Moffat) has kicked his habit and picked himself up out of the gutter only to find that no avenues are open to take him away from the gutter. Then he learns that his friend C.G. (Ralph Waite, also the director) is in trouble. As one sequence of aimless, drunken behavior follows another and the audience is regaled by C.G.'s commentaries delivered in an alcoholic stupor, it is hard to understand why Sam is teetering on the brink of sloshing around in this world again. ~ Eleanor Mannikka, Rovi
- Directed By
- Ralph Waite
- Genres
- Drama
R,
- On DVD
- Sep 4, 1990
Critic Reviews
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Frederic and Mary Ann Brussat, Spirituality and Practice
On The Nickel reveals in a zigzag way the subtle, sneaky and important reaons why life is worth living.
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Cast
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Ralph Waite
as C.G.
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Donald Moffat
as Sam
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Hal Williams
as Paul
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Penelope Allen
as Rose
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Jack Kehoe
as Bad Mood
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Dan Ades
as God Bless
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Paul Weaver
as Hill
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Ina Gould
as Estelle
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Jack O'Leary
as Big William
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Cano Graham
as Silver
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James Gammon
as Peanut John
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Arthur Space
as Kine (Soapy) Post
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Bert Conway
as Bert
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Jaime Sánchez
as Joe (S.S.I.) Cartitia
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Tom Mahoney
as Robert (Bobby D) Dewey
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Edmund Villa
as Henry
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Lane Smith
as Preacher
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Ellen Geer
as Sister Louise
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Gayle Vance
as Sister Beatrice
- Mike Robelo
- Nathan Adler
- Patrick Tovatt
- George Loros
- Melvin Allen
- Hirsch Adell
- Herb Evans
- John Ryan
- Dr. Peter Alsop
- Charles Comfort
- Kerry Shear Waite
- Lou Gilbert
- Cecil Jordan
- Allen Buck
- Sosimo
- Charles Parks
- John Perryman
- Frank Savino
- Steve Tucker
- LeRoy Wheeler
- Arnold Johnson
- Carmen Filpi
- Pat Corley
