The Set-Up

The Set-Up is a 1995 American crime thriller film directed by Strathford Hamilton and starring Billy Zane. It was based on the 1977 novel My Laugh Comes Last by James Hadley Chase. Plot Charlie Thorpe (Billy Zane), a security systems expert, is caught during a robbery. When he get released from prison, a bank owner hires him to design a fool-proof system during the refurbishing of his bank. After he has completed the system, he begins getting blackmailed, to break his system. Cast Billy Zane as Charles Thorpe Mia Sara as Gina Sands James Russo as Kliff James Coburn as Jeremiah Cole Louis Mandylor as Pauly Tommy 'Tiny' Lister as Leon (as Tiny 'Zeus' Lister) Mark Rolston as Ray Harris Margaret Avery as Olivia Dubois Lisa Collins as Elizabeth Vince Deadrick Jr. as Officer Jones Shannon Wilcox as Mrs. Cole Paula O'Hara as Julia (as Paula Coburn) Ed Wasser as Cop #1 Brent Morris as Cop #2 Tom Muzila as Boxer Stephen Lofaro as Manager Roy Jenson as Older Guard Kevin McLaughlin as Young Guard Scott L. Schwartz as Maniac (uncredited) Release It debuted on the American premium television network Showtime on July 23, 1995.