Livers Ain’t Cheap (also known as The Real Thing) is a 1996 crime film written and directed by James Merendino and starring James Russo, Jeremy Piven, Emily Lloyd, Fabrizio Bentivoglio, Ashley Lawrence, Esai Morales, Gary Busey & Rod Steiger.
After Rupert quits his job, he assembles a crew of ex-cons, including Dexter who had to break out of prison, his best friend John & his ex-girlfriend Lisa Turtle.
On the night of the heist, Rupert & his gang enter the nightclub for a climax showdown that spins out of control.
The crew used a one camera movement for filming the character Dexter climbing from the prison wall, dressed as a guard, walking out from the gate, across the bridge & into a car.
Livers Ain't Cheap was released at the Palm Springs Film Festival on January 12, 1996.