The Super

Oct 4, 1991

1h 26m

★ 5.9

The judge sentenced slumlord Louie Kritski to six months in his own building. He would have been better off in jail.

Overview

Louie Kritski is a heartless landlord who has been so negligent in keeping up his ghetto apartment that he is threatened with jail time. The judge gives him another option -- he must live in his rat-infested hell hole until he brings it up to liveable standards.

Genres

Comedy

Production Companies

Largo Entertainment

JVC

The Super Trailers

Cast

Louie Kritski

Joe Pesci

Big Lou Kritski

Vincent Gardenia

Naomi Bensinger

Madolyn Smith Osborne

Marlon

Rubén Blades

Heather

Stacey Travis

Irene Kritski

Carole Shelley

Tito

Kenn Michael

Gilliam

Paul Benjamin

Leotha

Beatrice Winde

Goode

Bhubeshi Bodibe

Stubbs

Abdoulaye N'Gom

Eleanor

Carol Jean Lewis

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