Livers Ain’t Cheap (also known as The Real Thing ) is a 1996 crime film written and directed by James Merendino and starring James Russo , Jeremy Piven , Emily Lloyd , Fabrizio Bentivoglio , Ashley Lawrence , Esai Morales , Gary Busey & Rod Steiger .
17-447: The Real Thing or Real Thing may refer to: Film and television [ edit ] The Real Thing (film) or Livers Ain't Cheap , a 1996 American film The Real Thing , a 1980 television documentary by James Burke The Real Thing (TV series) , Australian music television show (1977-78) "The Real Thing" ( All Saints ) , a television episode "The Real Thing" ( Lovejoy ) ,
34-431: A life of delinquency. After being released from jail, James tells Rupert that while he was in jail, he overheard Dexter, a criminal who was arrested for a purse snatching incident, tells his friend Collin that he plans to heist a nightclub on New Year's Eve. But when James is suddenly gunned down by Collin, who wanted him out of the way, he lies in a hospital bed. When Rupert arrives at the hospital, he learns that James needs
51-559: A liver transplant. Determined to save him, Rupert decides to execute the heist himself to get the money he needs. After Rupert quits his job, he assembles a crew of ex-cons, including Dexter who had to break out of prison, his best friend John & his ex-girlfriend Lisa Turtle. On the night of the heist, Rupert & his gang enter the nightclub for a climax showdown that spins out of control. Principal photography began on July 1, 1995 & lasted for 30 days. Filming took place in & around Los Angeles, California . The prison breakout scene
68-443: A pop group The Real Thing (Norwegian band) , a jazz quartet The Real Thing, an American jazz group fronted by Ray Santisi Albums [ edit ] The Real Thing (Angela Winbush album) , 1989 The Real Thing (Bo Bice album) or the title song, 2005 The Real Thing (Dizzy Gillespie album) , 1970 The Real Thing (Eric Alexander album) or the title song, 2015 The Real Thing (Faith No More album) or
85-414: A television episode Literature [ edit ] The Real Thing (play) , a 1982 play by Tom Stoppard "The Real Thing" (story) , an 1892 short story by Henry James The Real Thing , a 1980 collection of humorous essays by Kurt Andersen "The Real Thing", a 2006 short story by Alison Goodman Music [ edit ] Performers [ edit ] The Real Thing (British band) ,
102-494: Is a 1987 hit single by music producer Jellybean , which features the vocals of Steven Dante . It is featured on Jellybean's album Just Visiting This Planet . The song was most successful in clubs at the time, reaching #1 in the US Hot Dance Club Play Chart for one week. "The Real Thing" also peaked at #49 and #82 on the soul chart and Hot 100 , respectively. Overseas, the single was successful in
119-597: The Judgement Night film soundtrack , 1993 "Real Thing", by Stars from There Is No Love in Fluorescent Light , 2017 "Real Thing", by Sugababes from One Touch , 2000 "Real Thing", by Tory Lanez from Memories Don't Die , 2018 "Real Thing", by Zac Brown Band from Welcome Home , 2017 Other uses [ edit ] The Real Thing (podcast) , an Australian podcast (2016–2018) See also [ edit ] " Ain't Nothing Like
136-972: The UK Singles Chart , reaching #13. Charts [ edit ] Chart (1987) Peak position U.S. Billboard Hot 100 82 U.S. Billboard Hot Black Singles 49 UK Singles Chart 13 U.S. Hot Dance Club Play 1 References [ edit ] ^ Whitburn, Joel (2004). Hot Dance/Disco: 1974-2003 . Record Research. p. 135. ^ Whitburn, Joel (2004). Top R&B/Hip-Hop Singles: 1942-2004 . Record Research. p. 297. Authority control databases [REDACTED] MusicBrainz work Retrieved from " https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=The_Real_Thing_(Jellybean_song)&oldid=1123942245 " Categories : 1987 singles 1987 songs Chrysalis Records singles Hidden categories: Articles with short description Short description
153-829: The 1990s is a stub . You can help Misplaced Pages by expanding it . The Real Thing (Jellybean song) 1987 single by Jellybean featuring Steven Dante "The Real Thing" Single by Jellybean featuring Steven Dante from the album Just Visiting This Planet B-side "The Real Thing (Acapella Mix)" Released 1987 (UK) November 1987 (US) Genre House Length 4 : 35 (single) 7:42 (remix) Label Chrysalis Songwriter(s) Arnold Roman, Antoinette Colandreo Producer(s) John "Jellybean" Benitez Jellybean singles chronology " Sidewalk Talk " (1986) " The Real Thing " (1987) " Who Found Who " (1987) " The Real Thing "
170-568: The Brothers Johnson from Winners , 1981 "The Real Thing", by Christina Aguilera (as Jade St. John) from the TV series Nashville , 2015 "The Real Thing", by Client Liaison , 2019 "The Real Thing", by FEMM from Femm-Isation , 2014 "The Real Thing", by Kenny Loggins from Leap of Faith , 1991 "The Real Thing", by Kingston Wall from III – Tri-Logy , 1994 "The Real Thing", by Lords of Acid from Strange Days (Music from
187-541: The Motion Picture) , 1995 "The Real Thing", by Phoenix from Bankrupt! , 2013 "The Real Thing", by Warren Haynes from Live at Bonnaroo , 2004 "Real Thing", by Alice in Chains from Facelift , 1990 "Real Thing", by Boys Like Girls from Love Drunk , 2009 "Real Thing", by KMFDM from Hau Ruck , 2005 "Real Thing", by Lights from Pep , 2022 "Real Thing", by Pearl Jam and Cypress Hill from
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#1732798479004204-559: The Real Thing ", a song by Marvin Gaye and Tammi Terrell " Even Better Than the Real Thing ", a song by U2 " It's the Real Thing ", a song by Angela Winbush "It's the Real Thing", a Coca-Cola slogan Real Things (disambiguation) Topics referred to by the same term [REDACTED] This disambiguation page lists articles associated with the title The Real Thing . If an internal link led you here, you may wish to change
221-537: The cast and crew went back to Los Angeles and filming wrapped in late July. Livers Ain't Cheap was released at the Palm Springs Film Festival on January 12, 1996. The film was released on VHS on January 13, 1998. Instead of using the original title, it was released under the new title The Real Thing . This 1990s crime film–related article is a stub . You can help Misplaced Pages by expanding it . This article related to an American film of
238-474: The link to point directly to the intended article. Retrieved from " https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=The_Real_Thing&oldid=1225679303 " Category : Disambiguation pages Hidden categories: Short description is different from Wikidata All article disambiguation pages All disambiguation pages The Real Thing (film) Rupert Little is an ex-con, has decided to go straight. His little brother James wants to pursue
255-918: The title song (see below), 2009 The Real Thing: In Performance (1964–1981) , a video album by Marvin Gaye, 2006 The Real Thing: Words and Sounds Vol. 3 , an album by Jill Scott, or the title song, 2007 Real Thing (The Higgins album) or the title song, 2008 Songs [ edit ] "The Real Thing" (2 Unlimited song) , 1994 "The Real Thing" (ABC song) , 1989 "The Real Thing" (Gwen Stefani song) , 2005 "The Real Thing" (Highway song) , 2016 "The Real Thing" (Jellybean song) , 1987 "The Real Thing" (Lisa Stansfield song) , 1997 "The Real Thing" (Russell Morris song) , 1969 "The Real Thing" (Tony Di Bart song) , 1993 "The Real Thing" (Vanessa Williams song) , 2009 "Real Thing" (Ruel song) , 2019 "The Real Thing", written by Ashford & Simpson with Jo Armstead; recorded by Betty Everett (1965) and Tina Britt (1965) "The Real Thing", by
272-499: The title song, 1989 The Real Thing (Houston Person album) , 1973 The Real Thing (Louis Hayes album) , 1978 The Real Thing (Midnight Oil album) or the title cover of the Russell Morris song (see below), 2000 The Real Thing (PureNRG album) or the title song, 2009 The Real Thing (Russell Morris album) , 2002 The Real Thing (Taj Mahal album) , 1971 The Real Thing (Vanessa Williams album) or
289-560: Was filmed at the Old Montana Prison in Deer Lodge, Montana . Filming at the prison began on the evening of July 20. Part of the area was cordoned off for filming. The crew used a one camera movement for filming the character Dexter climbing from the prison wall, dressed as a guard, walking out from the gate, across the bridge & into a car. Filming at the prison was finished in the early morning hours on July 21. After that,
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