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Writers:
Clark Howard (novel)
Robert Roy Pool (screenplay)
Release Date:
25 September 1987 (USA) more
Tagline:
When things get hot, people get burned . . . bet on it! (Video Australia) more
Plot:
It is 1957. J.C. Cullen is a young man from a small town, with a talent for winning at craps, who leaves... more | add synopsis
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My expectations were bigger more (13 total)
Cast
(Cast overview, first billed only) | Matt Dillon | ... | J.C. Cullen |
 | Diane Lane | ... | Lorry Dane |
 | Tommy Lee Jones | ... | George Cole |
 | Bruce Dern | ... | Mr. Edwards |
| Lee Grant | ... | Ferguson Edwards |
 | Tom Skerritt | ... | Phil Carpenter |
 | Suzy Amis | ... | Aggie Donaldson |
| David Marshall Grant | ... | Sonny Binkley |
| Don Francks | ... | Carl Hooker |
| Del Close | ... | Deacon Daniels |
| Meg Hogarth | ... | Dorothy Cullen |
| Cherry Jones | ... | Ginger McDonald |
 | Alvaro D'Antonio | ... | Prager (as Mark Danton) |
 | David James Elliott | ... | Cool Guy (as David Elliott) |
| Steve Yorke | ... | Garage Boy |
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109 min
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1.85 : 1 more
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Australia:M | Finland:K-16 | USA:R | West Germany:16 | Canada:R | Iceland:14
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Anachronisms: Although set in 1957, when J.C. and Aggie get off the street car, there is an '80s model Cadillac in the street behind them, followed by another late-model car. more
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LOVESICK BLUES more
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I was attracted to this movie when I looked at cast list, but after I watched it I must admit that I felt a bit disappointed. The main problem of this movie is that actors aren't capable of holding this movie on their back. Why? Because of bad script. Although Dillon, Lane and Jones try very hard to take this movie on another level, there is no innovative storytelling and the direction is too ordinary. So for Matt Dillon fans this is watchable movie, just like for admirers of beautiful Diane Lane. Legendary Tommy Lee Jones is always great but this is not movie for him; far below his level. So if you get hooked up by this great cast watch it but don't expect anything big or extraordinary. The only thing that you'll remember about this flick is Diane Lane scenes; rest of it is very forgettable.