It’s a movie with Tom Selleck. Old one (possibly 80s/90s).
He plays a convict, there is a fat guy that owes him some money, he has a black friend, there is a lady who became Selleck’s love interessed. There is a scene where he plays a waiter on a party near a boat and he fights some big guy. He takes a glass and puts a gasoline in it and he throws it on the big guy, then he lights up a lighter and ask him to nicely say goodnight and go.
Parts of your description, including the gasoline scene, are from the Burt Reynolds crime drama “Sharkey’s Machine.” Is it possible you are mistaken about it being Tom Selleck?
“Stick” (1985).
It was Burt Reynolds, not Tom Selleck.
Ah well, we got there eventually! Good solve LH!
You were close Brad, it was Burt Reynolds but in Stick. Here is the scene from YouTube.
https://youtu.be/3PGjkVtdNrE
Oh, you are right it was Burt Reynolds not Selleck š Thank you soooo much!
Wow! Thank you Mr. Selleck!š
Solved, credit to Livinghead off the assist by Brad.