Cooper Hoffman Signs on to Cooper Raiff’s Hockey Mobster Pic ‘The Trashers’
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thewrap.comDavid Harbour’s father. The “Cha Cha Real Smooth” writer-director’s third film takes a page from the real story of Jimmy Galante (Harbour), a Connecticut trash tycoon and member of the Genovese crime family who purportedly inspired the character Tony Soprano.
In 2004, Galante took over his city’s minor-league hockey team and put his teenage son A.J. (Hoffman) in charge of running it.
Under A.J.’s command, the team quickly gains notoriety for its violent but effective playing style, racking up one win after another.
However, it all comes crashing down when Galante is arrested on 72 criminal charges.“The Trashers” will mark Raiff’s first time solely behind the camera, as he wrote, directed and starred in his first two projects.
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