Ep. 8 The Friends of Eddie Coyle (1973)

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Based on the incredible George V. Higgins novel, this week’s entry centers on an aging low-level mob gun runner who is facing several years in prison for a truck hijacking gone wrong. His final chance to avoid prison time and help his family means informing on his contacts to the government, something a man with his ethics abhors. The problem…the men he considers his friends are equally ready to turn on him…making this a complex issue. Join Chris as he drones on about book stores, Higgins, and the unglamorous side of crime as the LSCE screens the 1973 classic crime film “The Friends of Eddie Coyle” Join us!

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