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Director:
Writers:
Frank D. Gilroy (story)
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Release Date:
4 March 1983 (Denmark) more
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Harold, a professional gambler, and his girlfriend Bonita, a lounge singer, follow Willie, a young blackjack dealer... more | add synopsis
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Cast

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Bette Midler ... Bonita Friml
Ken Wahl ... Willie Brodax

Rip Torn ... Harold Benson

Val Avery ... Milt Hawkins

Jack Elam ... Otto
Benson Fong ... Dr. Wing

Jacqueline Scott ... Woman Bettor

F. William Parker ... Art
Ian Wolfe ... Morley
George Dickerson ... Tahoe Casino Manager
Cletus Young ... Dealer
Tom Pletts ... Tahoe First Monitor
Archie Lang ... Tahoe Second Monitor
Kathryn Kates ... Miss Nina
James Nolan ... Father (as Jim Nolan)
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Additional Details

Also Known As:
Jinxed (USA) (alternative spelling)
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Runtime:
103 min
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Color (Technicolor)
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Trivia:
After 'Don Siegel (I)' suffered a heart attack during production, Sam Peckinpah stepped in and directed some of the film without credit. Screenwriter 'Frank D Gilroy' removed his name from the film and was credited as "Burt Blessing". more
Quotes:
Willie Brodax: Actually Ma'am, you DO need a vacuum cleaner, but I ain't selling any. more
Movie Connections:
References The Scarlet Pimpernel (1934) more
Soundtrack:
No Jinx more

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3 out of 4 people found the following comment useful.
It's not THAT bad, 4 March 2008
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Author: Wayne Malin (wwaayynnee51@hotmail.com) from United States

Gambler Harold (Rip Torn) and his girlfriend Bonita (Bette Midler) follow blackjack dealer Willie (Ken Wahl) where ever he works. It seems Harold is a jinx to Willie--Harold always wins big when Willie deals. Willie and Bonita meet and fall for each other and plot to kill Harold for all his money.

This movie was plagued with problems. Wahl and Midler hated each other and were always fighting and arguing--at one point Wahl likened kissing Midler to kissing his dog! Unfortunately director Don Siegel also hated Midler and it comes through loud and clear. This movie was being called a disaster before it even came out! I remember seeing it opening night in Boston in a nearly empty theatre. It's not a good movie but it's not a disaster either.

Wahl is pretty terrible in his role. Handsome but blank. Siegel's usually good direction seems off (I think on purpose). The plot is more drama then comedy--despite Midler's performance in "The Rose" she was much better and more comfortable doing comedy. Still, she's the only reason to see this. Despite all the problems she was having while filming this she's full of life and energy. She's especially good while doing a stage number and interrupting it to plot with Wahl how to kill Torn. Torn is good but he's hardly in the movie.

All these years later look at who's still popular. Siegel died in 1991 and Wahl's career died quickly in the mid 1980s. Midler is still going strong. So I liked it but I'll never say it's a GOOD movie. For Midler fans this is a must.

"I'll never walk again."

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