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Director:
Alex Cox
Writers:
Wendy Riss (screenplay)
Wendy Riss (play)
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Release Date:
25 July 1997 (USA) more
Genre:
Comedy | Crime | Thriller more
Plot:
When it is discovered that a man is having luck in the casinos in Las Vegas, people start attempting to take his money. full summary | add synopsis
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User Comments:
A little messed up. more (14 total)

Cast

  (Cast overview, first billed only)

Rebecca De Mornay ... Louise (as Rebecca DeMornay)

Vincent D'Onofrio ... Philip
Richard Edson ... Frankie

Saverio Guerra ... Paulie

Delroy Lindo ... Kingman

Michael Madsen ... Wolf

Billy Bob Thornton ... Jack
Frank Whaley ... Joey
Luis Contreras ... Guy in Couple
Ed Pansullo ... Man with Broken Arm

Sy Richardson ... Bartender

Craig Vincent ... Man

Biff Yeager ... Philip's Father
Del Zamora ... Cellmate
Roger Jennings ... Croupier
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Additional Details

MPAA:
Rated R for strong language, along with some violence and sexuality.
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Runtime:
Argentina:91 min | UK:89 min | USA:92 min
Country:
USA | Australia
Language:
English
Color:
Color
Sound Mix:
Dolby
Certification:
Australia:M | Iceland:14 (original rating) | Iceland:16 (video rating) | Brazil:12 | Finland:K-16 | Spain:13 | UK:15 | USA:R
Filming Locations:
Las Vegas, Nevada, USA more
Company:
Mark Damon Productions (MDP Worldwide) more

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Soundtrack:
Louise's Sad Story more

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3 out of 5 people found the following comment useful.
A little messed up., 25 April 2000
Author: Crowbot-2 from Look behind you

Could of been a great movie, would have a been a great movie, but it wasn't. Bad camera shots, made it look like a drunk guys point of view. Paper-thin script, the plot was good, but it looks like someone was in a hurry when making this, so instead we get bad one-liners, and some ideas that don't make any sense. Really bad acting. This had some real uninspired, that reminded me of puppets. I can't say everyone was bad in it though, Vincent whatever his last name is, who played Philip I think, looked really vulnerable, and brought some realism to the movie, and Frank Whaley who played Joey, the only person who was symphaphetic of Philip, was pretty cool, what a quack! Though I don't believe he was gay, I think he was schizophrenic.

But all in all, I would suggest to stay away from this movie, unless your into really weird stuff, or some of the actors/actresses.

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