''Somewhere in the City'' is a 1998 American

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written and directed by Ramin Niami.

Cast

* Sandra Bernhard as Betty *

Ornella Muti Ornella Muti (born Francesca Romana Rivelli; 9 March 1955) is an Italian actress. She made her film debut as Francesca Cimarosa in the 1970 film ''La moglie più bella.'' Early life Muti was born in Rome to a Neapolitan journalist father and ...

as Marta *

Robert John Burke Robert John Burke (born September 12, 1960) is an American actor known for his roles in '' RoboCop 3'' (1993), '' Tombstone'' (1993), and '' Thinner'' (1996). During the 2000s Burke became well known for his portrayal of Mickey Gavin on '' Rescue ...

as Frankie * Peter Stormare as Graham *

Bai Ling Bai Ling (, born October 10, 1966) is a Chinese-American actress known for her work in the films '' The Crow'', ''Nixon'', ''Red Corner'', '' Crank: High Voltage'', ''Dumplings'', ''Wild Wild West'', ''Anna and the King'', ''Southland Tales'', an ...

as Lu Lu *

Paul Anthony Stewart Paul Anthony Stewart (born February 23, 1967) is an American stage and television actor. While Stewart has numerous theater credits, he is best known for portraying Danny Santos in the daytime soap opera '' Guiding Light''. Early life Stewar ...

as Che *

Bulle Ogier Bulle Ogier (born Marie-France Thielland; 9 August 1939) is a French actress and screenwriter. She adopted the professional surname Ogier, which was her mother's maiden name. Her first appearance on screen was in ''Voilà l'Ordre'', a short film ...

as Brigitte *

Linda Dano Linda Dano (born Linda Rae Wildermuth) is an American actress. She is well-known for her roles in daytime drama, in particular Rae Cummings on ''One Life to Live'' and Felicia Gallant on '' Another World''. Dano was nominated for a Daytime Emmy ...

as Television Producer * Bill Sage as Justin * Kim Walker as Molly *

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as himself * Mohammad Ghaffari as Teddy

Soundtrack

The score was composed by Welsh composer and recording artist John Cale, who performed it with Dawn Buckholz and Mark Deffenbaugh. The score was released alongside other songs used in the film on a soundtrack album in 1998.

References

External links

* * 1998 films American comedy-drama films Films scored by John Cale 1998 comedy-drama films Films directed by Ramin Niami 1990s English-language films 1990s American films {{1990s-comedy-drama-film-stub