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.

Joe Pesci
as Louie Kritski

Vincent Gardenia
as Big Lou Kritski

Madolyn Smith Osborne
as Naomi Bensinger

Rubén Blades
as Marlon

Stacey Travis
as Heather

Carole Shelley
as Irene Kritski

Kenn Michael
as Tito

Paul Benjamin
as Gilliam

Beatrice Winde
as Leotha

Bhubeshi Bodibe
as Goode