Justin Baldoni, young Barry, goes to great depths in his performance to become a steroid dependent, morally void, money hungry, teenage con man. The 80’s Wonder kid was a crowd pleaser on the surface but in constant fear behind the mask. Here Bruce, Justin and Armand Assante (mafia mentor Jack Sacks), discuss how to deal with the Feds when they come to visit the kid. Ving Rhames’ character, Peanut, was the Christian mentor for Barry while in prison. By playing a game of chess during a bible lesson, "when the devil shows up he looks good, sounds good, tastes good - then all of a sudden the beast comes out", it gives Barry a to do, and helps keep the first time feature actor’s mind off "performing".
Talia Shire plays the mother of the teen prodigy turned felon. Initially young Barry’s fame and fortune was alluring until she witnessed his morals fly out the window. It was then when Mrs. Minkow did some soul searching only to find that she’d been praying for her vanity and needs to confront her son. James Caan plays FBI agent Mark Gamble. In real life it was Agent Gamble (alias) who helped take down the ZZZZ Best scam in the mid 80’s. Over a decade later he worked with Mr. Minkow in uncovering fraud. Here Bruce & Jimmy discuss an upcoming interrogation scene.

Ving Rhames’ character, Peanut, was the Christian mentor for Barry while in prison. By playing a game of chess during a bible lesson, "when the devil shows up he looks good, sounds good, tastes good - then all of a sudden the beast comes out", it gives Barry a to do, and helps keep the first time feature actor’s mind off "performing".