When an 80 year old Bronx barber becomes the personal stylist to an aged mob boss, he gets caught between the FBI, a ruthless drug gang and his fed up wife while taking a last shot to regain his former glory.

SYNOPSIS:

It’s all about Jimmy Vesti, an aging Italian barber in the Bronx who was once wealthy and the ‘king’ of the Grand Concourse who lost everything due to his gambling. He dreams of regaining his stature and winning back the respect of his neighbors and his very bitter wife, Madelena.

Don Pepe's inept henchmen try kidnapping the mob boss, but Jimmy fends them off with a broom. This further elevates Jimmy’s reputation in the community. Don Carlo thanks Jimmy for saving him, revealing that he’s been faking not being able to talk to avoid going to trial. An FBI agent, Tony Palmieri, whose father was murdered on Don Carlo's orders, approaches Jimmy. Tony wants him to wear a wire to prove that Don Carlo’s faking. He also hopes Don Carlo will reveal the location of his tell-all diary. At first wary, Jimmy soon grows to trust and like Tony.

Jimmy agrees to wear the wire if Tony will take his shy friend Fortuna out to dinner. They go and spend an enchanting evening together. A perfect match. Meanwhile, Don Pepe's men threaten to harm Fortuna if Jimmy doesn’t help them locate the diary. With Jimmy’s razor at his throat, the Don reveals that he buried the diary in a grave site. Don Pepe's crew abducts Jimmy and races to the Bronx cemetery.

The diary is recovered from the grave, leading to the arrest of Don Carlo, Don Pepe and his hapless henchmen. Jimmy’s wife thinks her husband died in disgrace, so she’s done with him. In the end, Jimmy is living comfortably in the Caribbean (courtesy of the FBI) where Tony and Fortuna visit him on their honeymoon. All of Jimmy’s dreams for a better life come true.

THE BARBER