

89 minutes
12/8/1997
Trish and her six-year-old niece, Patsy, make their living by picking pockets. But when they try to take advantage of holiday shoppers with fat wallets, they run into a little snag - a department store security guard named Bert catches them in the act. The store owner wants them arrested, but decides to wait until Christmas is over. To ensure they don't make a run for it, he entrusts their care to Bert. With jail on the horizon, Trish and Patsy are scared for their future. But as the holiday nears its end, it looks as though a budding romance might just save them after all.

Mary Stuart Masterson
as Trish

Mark Ruffalo
as Bert
Lauren Pratt
as Patsy

David Hewlett
as Mel

James Purcell
as Bill

Lawrence Dane
as Mr. Limber

Howard Hesseman
as David
Arlene Meadows
as Mom
Ed Sahely
as Mickey

Judah Katz
as Pruitt

Richard Blackburn
as Jerry

John Boylan
as Man in Overcoat

Domenico Fiore
as Uncle Don

Victoria Snow
as Mindy
Alon Nashman
as Piano Player

Lindsay Leese
as Woman in Store
Colm Magner
as Mean Guard

Sonya Côté
as Clerk #1

Nola Augustson
as Miss Nichols

Bill Lake
as Cop

Kim Roberts
as Clerk #2
Stephen Richard
as Thug #1
Ray Smit
as Thug #2