Lucky Numbers (2000)

Director:

Nora Ephron

Writer (WGA):

Adam Resnick (written by)

Release Date:

27 October 2000 (USA)

Genre:

Comedy | Crime

Tagline:

When they put their heads together... it's a no brainer.

Plot:

A television weatherman scams a local lottery.

Plot Keywords:

Lottery | Weatherman | Snowmobile | Murder | Celebrity

Awards:

1 win & 1 nomination

Cast

John Travolta	...	Russ Richards
Lisa Kudrow	...	Crystal
Tim Roth	...	Gig
Ed O'Neill	...	Dick Simmons
Michael Rapaport	...	Dale
Daryl Mitchell	...	Det. Chambers
Bill Pullman	...	Det. Pat Lakewood
Richard Schiff	...	Jerry Green
Michael Moore	...	Walter
Sam McMurray	...	Chief Troutman
Michael Weston	...	Larry
Maria Bamford	...	Wendy the Waitress
Caroline Aaron	...	Nurse Sharpling
John F. O'Donohue	...	Bobby (as John F. O'Donahue)
Colin Mochrie	...	Jack
Nick Loren	...	Father
Jake Fritz	...	Sam
Emmy Laybourne	...	Process Server
Ken Jenkins	...	Dan Schuff
Andrea Walters	...	Heidi Zimmer
Denalda Williams	...	Dottie
Ginger Williams	...	Larry's Girlfriend
Craig Lally	...	Cop
Andy Siegel	...	Kippy
Frank Riccardi Jr.	...	Dale's Partner
Carole Androsky	...	Judy (as Carol Androsky)
Pat Jordan	...	Larry's Mother
Scott Mosenson	...	Paramedic
Dawn McMillan	...	Carol
Katrina Law	...	Teen Girl
Kim Stutzman	...	Teen Girl
Susie Ewing	...	Teen Girl
Nancy Hopewell	...	Waltzing Crab Patron
Carmen Ashby	...	Waltzing Crab Patron
Chris Palmer	...	Mitch Robertson
Margaret Travolta	...	Nurse
Toya A. Brown	...	Nurse
Tony Carreiro	...	Reporter
Stephanie Erb	...	Reporter
Alfonso Gomez-Rejon	...	Reporter
J.J. Sacha	...	Game Show Announcer
Etty Lau	...	Dancer
Lindsley Allen	...	Jez Sister
Kelly Devine	...	Dancer
Tomasina Parrott	...	Dancer
Tracy Phillips	...	Dancer
Kiva Dawson	...	Dancer
Floyd Peterson	...	Voice Over Announcer (voice)
rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Lisa Boyle	...	(unconfirmed)
Trevor Coppola	...	Sal
Monet Cunningham	...	Teen girl
David C. Fisher	...	FBI Agent (as David Cotton Fisher)
Taylor-Morgan Lewis	...	Julie
Tom Miller	...	News Editor
Joseph J. Dawson	...	Harrisburg Policeman, dream sequence with John Travolta (uncredited)
Steven Paul Zsenyuk	...	Bar Patron (uncredited)

Directed by
Nora Ephron

Writing credits (WGA)
Adam Resnick		(written by)

Produced by
G. Mac Brown	....	executive producer
Sean Daniel	....	producer
Anson Downes	....	associate producer
Nora Ephron	....	producer
Linda Favila	....	associate producer
Jody Hedien	....	co-producer
Jonathan D. Krane	....	producer
Andrew Lazar	....	producer
Donald J. Lee Jr.	....	co-producer

Original Music by
George Fenton

Cinematography by
John Lindley

Film Editing by
Barry Malkin

Casting by
Kathy Driscoll		(as Kathleen Driscoll-Mohler)
Francine Maisler

Production Design by
Dan Davis

Art Direction by
Thomas Fichter
James F. Truesdale

Set Decoration by
Tracey A. Doyle

Costume Design by
Albert Wolsky

Makeup Department
Fríða Aradóttir	....	hair stylist supervisor (as Frida Aradottir)
Steve Artmont	....	makeup artist
Sheryl Blum	....	assistant hair stylist
Michelle Bühler	....	makeup artist: Mr. Travolta
Susan V. Kalinowski	....	hair stylist: Mr. Travolta (as Sue Kalinowski)
Angela Levin	....	makeup supervisor
Michael Reitz	....	hair stylist (as Michael P. Reitz)
Kerrie Smith	....	hair stylist: Harrisburg
Debi Young	....	makeup artist: Harrisburg (as Deborah Young)

Production Management
Donald J. Lee Jr.	....	unit production manager
Paul A. Levin	....	post-production supervisor

Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
Sonia Bhalla	....	second second assistant director
Alfonso Gomez-Rejon	....	second unit director
Peter Kohn	....	assistant director
John Rusk	....	first assistant director: second unit
Kathryn-Ann Oaks Shertzer	....	second second assistant director (as Kathryn Shertzer)

Art Department
Tom Altobello	....	assistant property master (as Tommy Altobello)
Thomas J. Arp	....	construction coordinator: reshoots
Adam L. Barker	....	lead plasterer
Greg Berry	....	set designer
Richard Blankenship	....	construction coordinator
Tony Chavez	....	propmaker
David B. Clark	....	paint foreman
Peter C. Clarke	....	property master (as Peter Clarke)
Alan Day	....	set decoration coordinator
Michael D'Imperio	....	assistant property master
Chip Eccles	....	shop craftsman
Matt Furginson	....	set dresser: Harrisburg (as Frank M. Furginson)
Hank Giardina	....	charge scenic
William Gideon	....	construction foreperson
Peter N. Griffith	....	on-set dresser
Hugo Herrera	....	head greensperson
Mike Higelmire	....	set dresser (as Michael Higelmire)
James V. Kent	....	lead man (as James Kent)
Lisa M. Kittredge	....	construction auditor (as Lisa M. Brooks)
Brick Mason	....	storyboard artist
Luigi Mugavero	....	lead man (as Luigi S. Mugavero)
Buster Pile	....	construction foreperson
Jennie Hill Robinson	....	key greens
Richard Salinas	....	scenic charge: PA
Steven Samanen	....	graphic artist
Maya Shimoguchi	....	assistant art director
Chris Snyder	....	construction coordinator
Brian Sobaski	....	scenic artist
Gerald Sullivan	....	set designer
Michael Thurman	....	set dresser (as Mike Thurman)
Michael A. Truesdale	....	art department coordinator
Tim Y. Wetzel	....	props
Andrew Zilch	....	production assistant: art department
Robert Schleinig	....	set dresser: Harrisburg (uncredited)

Sound Department
Bob Baron	....	adr mixer
John Bauman	....	cable person
Ron Bochar	....	sound re-recording mixer
Ron Bochar	....	supervising sound editor
David Boulton	....	adr mixer
Benjamin Cheah	....	sound effects editor
John S. Coffey	....	sound mixer
Marko A. Costanzo	....	foley artist (as Marco Costanzo)
Lee Dichter	....	sound re-recording mixer
Kenna Doeringer	....	assistant adr editor
Chris Fielder	....	assistant sound editor
Lewis Goldstein	....	sound effects editor
Heather Gross	....	apprentice sound editor
George A. Lara	....	foley mixer
James J. Mase	....	boom operator
Jamie Morris	....	apprentice sound editor
Igor Nikolic	....	assistant sound editor
Jennifer Ralston	....	foley supervisor
Nicholas Renbeck	....	dialogue editor
Wyatt Sprague	....	first assistant sound editor
Paul Urmson	....	sound effects editor
Deborah Wallach	....	adr editor
Steve Weiss	....	playback
Charles M. Wilborn	....	production sound mixer
Raymundo Silva	....	sound recordist (uncredited)

Special Effects by
Dave Crownshaw	....	snow effects supervisor
Ante Dugandzic	....	special effects technician
Chris Fiore	....	snowmobile technician
Werner Hahnlein	....	special effects foreperson
Kevin Hannigan	....	special effects coordinator
Kevin Hannigan	....	special effects supervisor
Don Hastings	....	special effects technician
Michael Roundy	....	special effects gangboss
Mike Sasgen	....	special effects technician
Anthony Simonaitis	....	special effects foreman
Paul Vigil	....	on set foreman
Tim Walkey	....	special effects foreman
Arthur G. Schlosser	....	snow effects technician (uncredited)

Visual Effects by
Daniel Aristoteles Collins	....	systems/operations: Rhythm & Hues
Ken Dackermann	....	digital compositor
Phil Holland	....	scanning & recording operator
Stuart Mintz	....	digital effects artist
Craig A. Simms	....	digital compositor
Brandon Craig	....	render supervisor (uncredited)

Stunts
Bill Anagnos	....	stunts (as William Anagnos)
Richard L. Blackwell	....	stunts
Doug Coleman	....	stunt coordinator
Eliza Coleman	....	stunts
Scott Alan Cook	....	stunts (as Scott Cook)
Jim Hart	....	stunts (as Jimmy Hart)
Jery Hewitt	....	stunt coordinator
Steve Holladay	....	stunts
David Kilde	....	stunt double: John Travolta
Joanne Lamstein	....	stunt double: Lisa Kudrow
Steve Mack	....	stunts
Rick Miller	....	stunts
Mick O'Rourke	....	stunts
Mark Riccardi	....	stunt coordinator
James Ryan	....	stunts (as Jamie Ryan)
Joe Stone	....	stunts
Tim Walkey	....	stunt driver
Jim Wilkey	....	stunts
Stephen Pisani	....	stunt performer (uncredited)

Camera and Electrical Department
Herb Ault	....	additional key grip
Richard L. Carden	....	dolly grip
Daniel C. Cook	....	second assistant camera: "b" camera, Harrisburg
Damon Doherty	....	rigging grip
Sean Fairburn	....	camera operator
Richard Foreman Jr.	....	still photographer
Oscar Gomez	....	best boy rigging grip
Edward A. Gutentag	....	assistant camera
Mark Hadland	....	assistant chief rigging electrician
Patrick Hoeschen	....	assistant chief rigging electrician (as Patrick R. Hoeschen)
Peter Hutchison	....	camera operator
Gregory Irwin	....	first assistant camera
Jeb Johenning	....	digital video assist operator
Gregory F. Johnson	....	grip
Jay Johnson	....	assistant chief lighting technician
Lawrence Karman	....	Steadicam operator
Lawrence Karman	....	camera operator: "b" camera
Joe Kelly	....	grip
Michael Kleiman	....	additional second assistant camera
Hilary Klym	....	second rigging grip
Al Lieberman	....	first rigging grip
J.D. Ligier	....	balloon light technician
David W. Lowe	....	grip
Rob Mabin	....	electrician
Chris Mack	....	film loader
Greg Mayer	....	rigging electrician
Stan McClain	....	director of photography: aerial unit
Bruce McCleery	....	chief lighting technician (as Robert Bruce McCleery)
Greg Mitchell	....	24 frame video operator
Daniel Moder	....	second assistant camera (as Dan Moder)
Thomas Nead	....	chief rigging electrician (as Tom Nead)
David Norris	....	camera operator: Wescam camera
Christopher Prampin	....	rigging electric gang boss
Russell Reilly	....	second grip
Leon Sanginiti	....	additional second assistant camera: Harrisburg
Martin Schaer	....	camera operator
Jim Shelton	....	key grip
Mike Simko	....	grip
John Skotchdopole	....	first assistant camera
Cameron Smith	....	rigging best boy: Los Angeles
Jeffrey P. Soderberg	....	chief rigging electrician
Monte Swann	....	24 frame video operator
Ira Toles	....	playback operator
Hootly Weedn	....	lighting technician
Steven J. Winslow	....	assistant camera: Wescam camera
Steven J. Winslow	....	camera technician
Andy Young	....	rigging grip foreman
Scott Jason Farr	....	grip (uncredited)
Dylan Rush	....	set lighting (uncredited)
Michael M. Silver	....	rigging electric (uncredited)

Casting Department
Mike Lemon	....	extras casting: Harrisburg
Paul Jon Strotheide	....	casting assistant
Jenny Syrup	....	extras casting (uncredited)

Costume and Wardrobe Department
James P. Cullen	....	costumer: Mr. Travolta (as Jimmy Cullen)
Mari Grimaud	....	costumer
George L. Little	....	assistant costume designer
Tom Macdonald	....	costumer
Robert Q. Mathews	....	costume supervisor
Kathie Pierson	....	costumer
Kathy Pierson	....	costumer: Harrisburg
Eva Prappas	....	costumer

Editorial Department
Sam Adelman	....	assistant editor
Megan B. Agosto	....	first assistant editor (as Megan Agosto)
Rob Bonz	....	second assistant editor
Keith Croket	....	first assistant editor
Kate Eales	....	apprentice editor
Ann Gray	....	post-production assistant
Phil Hetos	....	color timer
Dana L. Marker	....	negative cutter

Music Department
Geoff Alexander	....	orchestrator
Rosanna Arquette	....	music consultant
Bob Bornstein	....	music preparation
Emile Charlap	....	orchestra contractor
Sandy DeCrescent	....	orchestra contractor
George Fenton	....	conductor
Darren Higman	....	executive soundtrack producer
Phil Magnotti	....	music score technical advisor
Nicholas Meyers	....	music editor (as Nick Meyers)
Nicholas Meyers	....	music supervisor (as Nick Meyers)
Sally Swisher	....	assistant music editor
Nick Vidar	....	music programmer

Transportation Department
Mark Brown	....	driver: production van
Bruce Callahan	....	transportation
Gary Edelman	....	driver: "Travolta" trailer
Keith D. Fisher	....	transportation captain
Scotty Goudreau	....	driver
Hugh Kelly	....	driver
Brian Maguire	....	transportation captain
Brian Joseph Moore	....	driver
Cyril O'Neil	....	picture car coordinator
William R. Peck	....	driver
Aaron Skalka	....	transportation coordinator
Jack Tesak	....	transportation captain: Harrisburg
Richard Vincent	....	driver
Ken Farnell	....	driver (uncredited)

Other crew
Japheth Baker	....	production assistant: Harrisburg
Michael Beaudin	....	first assistant accountant
Steven F. Beaupre	....	production assistant (as Steve Beaupre)
Jill Besnoy	....	production executive: Mad Chance
Maria T. Bierniak	....	location manager: Harrisburg
Matthew J. Birch	....	production coordinator: Sacramento
Marika Cahn	....	assistant: Ms. Kudrow
S. Todd Christensen	....	location scout
Robin Citrin	....	location manager
Sarah Clifford	....	production assistant: Sacramento
Doug Davison	....	production executive: Mad Chance
Gabe de Kelaita	....	production assistant
Jeff Domis	....	production assistant
Dianne Dreyer	....	script supervisor
Susan Ehrhart	....	assistant production coordinator: re-shoots
Katrina Elder	....	production secretary: re-shoots
Peter Evangelatos	....	craft service: Mr. Travolta
Ben Everhart	....	production assistant: Harrisburg
Dina Farnell	....	production coordinator
John Fedynich	....	assistant location manager
Jo Ann Fegalette	....	choreographer
Megan Fenerty	....	production assistant
Dulcy Freeman	....	assistant: Mr. Brown
Kim Garman	....	assistant accountant
David 'Cajun' Guilbeau	....	craft service
Marie Healy	....	assistant location manager
Gym Hinderer	....	assistant: A. Lazar
Mary Holliday	....	production assistant
Sherri Hubbard	....	production assistant: Harrisburg
JoAnn Fregalette Jansen	....	choreographer
Erica Kay	....	unit coordinator: Harrisburg
Rachel Kerns	....	production assistant (as Rachel Fecchio)
Brandon Lambdin	....	set production assistant
Aly Lim	....	production assistant: Harrisburg
Matt Lipson	....	production assistant
Lucas Moore	....	studio teacher
Robert J. Morton	....	assistant: Mr. Travolta
Rusty Nelson	....	utility stand-in
Chris Palmer	....	production assistant
Chris Palzis	....	production assistant
Daniel E. Parr	....	assistant accountant
Tim L. Pearson	....	production accountant
Tiffany Powell	....	assistant production coordinator
Jeremy Roberts	....	payroll accountant
J.J. Sacha	....	assistant: Nora Ephron (as J.J. Sacha)
Chanel Salzer	....	assistant location manager
Michael Schumacher	....	assistant location manager
Scott Sener	....	utility stand-in
Peter J. Silbermann	....	unit publicist
Caleb Smith	....	production assistant
Shannon Speaker	....	production coordinator
Susan Such	....	executive assistant: Mr. Travolta
Jason Tamez	....	production secretary
Benjamin K. Tudhope	....	production assistant: Harrisburg
Maria Vallen	....	assistant: Mr. Krane
Ty Warren	....	production executive: Alphaville
Sean Wicks	....	assistant: Andrew Lazar
Eliot Yaffe	....	location projectionist
Michael Bilog	....	second assistant accountant (uncredited)
Steven Boltz	....	production assistant (uncredited)
Shannon Clark	....	accounting assistant (uncredited)
Dan Gilman	....	stand-in: John Travolta (uncredited)
F. Carl Hansen	....	production assistant (uncredited)
Errol Reichow	....	location scout (uncredited)
Marion Tumen	....	script supervisor (uncredited)

Production Companies

• Paramount Pictures (presents)
• Studio Canal (presents)
• DreamWorks SKG
• Mad Chance

Distributors

• Paramount Pictures (2000) (USA) (theatrical)
• Bac Films (2001) (France) (theatrical)
• Tobis StudioCanal (2001) (Germany) (theatrical)
• United International Pictures (UIP) (2001) (Argentina) (theatrical)
• United International Pictures (UIP) (2001) (Japan) (theatrical) (Far East)
• Warner Sogefilms A.I.E. (2001) (Spain) (theatrical)
• A-Film Home Entertainment (2001) (Netherlands) (DVD) (VHS) (rental)
• A-Film Home Entertainment (2002) (Netherlands) (DVD) (VHS) (retail)
• AVU-Video-Vertriebs-GmbH (2002) (Germany) (VHS)
• Eén (2005) (Belgium) (TV)
• Net5 (2007) (Netherlands) (TV)
• Paramount Home Video (2001) (USA) (DVD)
• Paramount Home Video (2001) (USA) (VHS)
• Universum Film (UFA) (2002) (Germany) (DVD)

Special Effects

• Rhythm and Hues (visual effects)
• Snow Business International (snow effects)

Other Companies

• Atlantic Records  soundtrack
• C5  post-production sound services
• Central Casting  extras casting
• Chapman/Leonard Studio Equipment  camera dollies
• Mike Lemon Casting  location and extras casting
• Movie Movers  star trailers
• Pacific Title  titles and opticals
• Transportation Resources  transportation equipment

Also Known As:

Le bon numéro (France)
Numbers (USA) (working title)

MPAA:

Rated R for language, sexuality, some drug use and brief violence.

Runtime:

105 min

Country:

France | USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1

Sound Mix:

DTS | Dolby Digital

Certification:

Singapore:M18 | Iceland:12 | Malaysia:18PL (uncut version) | Malaysia:U (cut version) | USA:R (certificate #37808) | New Zealand:M | Netherlands:12 | Argentina:13 | Australia:MA | Chile:14 | France:U | Germany:12 | Hong Kong:IIB | Spain:13 | UK:15

Filming Locations:

Arcadia, California, USA

Company:

Paramount Pictures

Trivia:

This film was based on a true-life scandal involving the Pennsylvania Lottery Commission in 1980. Employees of a local television station in Pittsburgh actually were convicted and served jail time in the "666" drawing. Some of the balls were weighted down by injecting them with paint, ensuring that only 4s and 6s would remain airborne and captured in the lottery machine.

Goofs:

Anachronisms: While Russ and Gig are arguing about Dale the Thug outside Denny's, several cars from the 1990s can be seen in the parking lot.

Quotes:

Crystal: What is this? Schnapps? What am I, in third grade? Can I have a drink please?

Movie Connections:

References "SportsCenter" (1979)

Soundtrack:

Winter Wonderland

A guilty pleasure

Picture this.... a room that is full of people and only one of them has any redeeming values whatsoever but that person is patently unlikable. If this sounds like it might be a fun story, you're right. I enjoyed this movie on the simplest and most shallow level. It's no great spellbinder, there is no big surprise, but it moves along nicely and had be laughing out loud on a consistent basis. The performances were good with each character convincingly revolting. This movie is on my "Own It" list. Not because it is a masterpiece but because it managed to entertain me its entire length. I recommend this guilty pleasure to anyone who isn't too wrapped up in pretending they are a movie critic for PBS.