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Owning Mahowny (2003) -- A bank manager (Hoffman) with: (a) a gambling problem and (b) access to a multi-million dollar account gets into a messy situation. Based on the story of the largest one-man bank fraud in Canadian history.
Owning Mahowny (2003) -- A bank manager (Hoffman) with: (a) a gambling problem and (b) access to a multi-million dollar account gets into a messy situation. Based on the story of the largest one-man bank fraud in Canadian history.
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Overview

User Rating:
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Writers (WGA):
Gary Stephen Ross (book)
Maurice Chauvet (screenplay)
Contact:
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Release Date:
25 September 2003 (Argentina) more
Genre:
Crime | Thriller | Drama more
Tagline:
To some it's a game. To others it's a habit. But to Dan Mahowny -- beating the odds is everything more
Plot:
A bank manager (Hoffman) with: (a) a gambling problem and (b) access to a multi-million dollar account gets into a messy situation. Based on the story of the largest one-man bank fraud in Canadian history. full summary | add synopsis
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Awards:
2 wins & 4 nominations more
User Comments:
Engaging 'true crime' tale more (67 total)

Cast

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Philip Seymour Hoffman ... Dan Mahowny

Minnie Driver ... Belinda

John Hurt ... Victor Foss
Maury Chaykin ... Frank Perlin
Ian Tracey ... Det. Ben Lock
Sonja Smits ... Dana Selkirk

K.C. Collins ... Bernie (as Chris Collins)

Jason Blicker ... Dave Quinson

Vince Corazza ... Doug (as Vincent Corazza)
Roger Dunn ... Bill Gooden
Eric Fink ... Psychologist
Mike 'Nug' Nahrgang ... Parking Attendant

Tanya Henley ... Teller
Brona Brown ... Teller

Philip Craig ... Briggs

Michael Caruana ... Alex Retsnor
Gary Brennan ... Man in Ice Rink

Matthew Ferguson ... Martin
Tannis Burnett ... Mary the Teller

Steve Cumyn ... Observer #1
Tony Munch ... Observer #2
Lorn Eisen ... Blackjack Dealer

M.J. Kang ... Secretary
Janine Theriault ... Maggie
Lina Giornofelice ... Hot Date Teller (as Lina Felice)
Jim Aldridge ... Customs Officer
Karen Robinson ... Cage Woman

Conrad Dunn ... Edgar
Lani Billard ... Tori the Teller

Judah Katz ... Broker
Carol Anderson ... Securities Clerk

Sherry Hilliard ... Prostitute
Nicco Lorenzo Garcia ... New Observer Recruit
Carmela Albero ... Quinson's Mother
Keith Knight ... Surveillance Operator
Matthew MacFadzean ... Office Cop
Paul Hubbard ... Vegas Casino Manager
Dennis Mirkovic ... Vegas Floorman
David Collins ... Private Investigator
Tony Stellisano ... Vegas Stickman

Ted Ludzik ... Vegas Security Guard
James McGrath ... Old Man on the Piano
Darren McGuire ... Guy Pulled by Zamboni

Russell Yuen ... Auditor
Linda Goranson ... Belinda's Mother
Stan Coles ... Belinda's Father
Daniel Schneiderman ... Security Official

Demetrius Joyette ... Boy
Carson Durven ... Shifty Driver (as R. Carson Durven)
Michael Tait ... Mr. Selkirk
Marvin Karon ... Atlantic City Accountant
Frank Moore ... Atlantic City CFO
Bob Zidel ... Atlantic City Chief Executive

Joe Pingue ... Plain Clothes Cop
Makyla Smith ... Car Rental Girl
Claudio Masciulli ... Detective #1

Robbie Rox ... Detective #2
Angelo Pedari ... Craps Table Man
Troy Skog ... Atlantic City Floorman
Scott Wickware ... Uniformed Cop

Alex Poch-Goldin ... Investigator #1

Joseph Scoren ... Investigator #2
rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Judi Embden ... Atlantic City Waitress (uncredited)

Sandra Oh ... Craps Player (uncredited)
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Directed by
Richard Kwietniowski 
 
Writing credits
(WGA)
Gary Stephen Ross (book "No Limit")

Maurice Chauvet (screenplay)

Produced by
Bradley Adams .... co-producer
Damon Bryant .... co-producer
Alessandro Camon .... producer
Sean Furst .... executive producer
Andras Hamori .... producer
Victoria Hirst .... co-producer
Seaton McLean .... producer
Edward R. Pressman .... executive producer
 
Original Music by
Richard Grassby-Lewis 
The Insects 
 
Cinematography by
Oliver Curtis (director of photography)
 
Film Editing by
Mike Munn 
 
Casting by
Deirdre Bowen 
 
Production Design by
Taavo Soodor 
 
Art Direction by
Diana Magnus 
 
Set Decoration by
Erica Milo 
 
Costume Design by
Gersha Phillips 
 
Makeup Department
Suzanne Benoit .... key makeup artist
Diane Mazur .... makeup artist
Madeleine Russell .... assistant hair stylist
Moira Verwijk .... key hair stylist
Tijen Osman .... hair consultant: character image (uncredited)
Yesim 'Shimmy' Osman .... hair consultant: character image (uncredited)
 
Production Management
Ted Miller .... production manager
Lori A. Waters .... post-production supervisor (as Lori Waters)
 
Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
Jennifer Archer .... dgc trainee
Sarah Campbell .... second assistant director
Scott Clevely .... trainee assistant director: daily
Joanna Moore .... third assistant director
Andrew Shea .... first assistant director
Adam Bocknek .... trainee assistant director (uncredited)
 
Art Department
Jon Bankson .... construction coordinator
Tracy Bock .... art department coordinator
Hamish Buchanan .... graphic artist
Andrew Chapman .... set dresser
Joe Doto .... property master
Damien DuPuis .... set dresser
Erich Entner .... set dresser
Corrina Holunga .... assistant props
Victoria Klein .... property master
Rick Little .... set dresser
Jennifer MacDonald .... draughtsperson
Robert Markle .... muralist
Andrew McKendy .... lead dresser
Steve Meil .... key scenic (as Stephen Meil)
John Nichols .... on-set carpenter
William Poulter .... set dresser
Jack Waga .... art department apprentice
Susan Worts .... set dresser (as Susan Wallace Worts)
Matthew G. Wright .... set buyer (as Matthew Wright)
Mitsu Yano .... head carpenter
Jason Herriott .... scenic artist (uncredited)
 
Sound Department
Fred Brennan .... supervising sound editor
Steph Carrier .... sound re-recording mixer
Kathy Choi .... assistant sound effects editor
Roderick Deogrades .... sound effects editor
Paul Gosse .... sound trainee
Ronayne Higginson .... dialogue editor
Graham Jones .... dialogue editor
Martin Gwynn Jones .... assistant sound effects editor (as Martin Gwynn-Jones)
Garrett Kerr .... sound designer
Garrett Kerr .... sound effects editor
Thomas Kodros .... sound consultant: Dolby
Goro Koyama .... foley artist
Brent MacClean .... first assistant dialogue editor (as Brent Maclean)
Andy Malcolm .... foley artist
Ron Malligers .... foley mixer (as Ron Mellegers)
Craig Mann .... control room operator
David McCallum .... sound effects editor
Bill McMillan .... sound recordist
Lou Solakofski .... sound re-recording mixer
Matthew Stark .... boom operator
Jane Tattersall .... sound effects editor
Phong Tran .... sound trainee
Brandon Walker .... dialogue editor
Don White .... foley mixer
Rebecca Wright .... foley assistant
David Yonson .... adr recordist
Fred Brennan .... dialogue editor (uncredited)
Cornelia Mariana Gavrilescu .... foley recording assistant (uncredited)
Matthew Hussey .... first assistant sound editor (uncredited)
Brandon Walker .... adr editor (uncredited)
 
Special Effects by
Brock Jolliffe .... special effects supervisor
Jon Davis .... special effects technician (uncredited)
 
Visual Effects by
Gerry Legros .... on-set visual effects coordinator
Peter Denomme .... visual effects producer: Calibre Digital Pictures (uncredited)
Jamie Hallett .... digital compositor (uncredited)
Stanley Monahan .... optical effects (uncredited)
Dave Salter .... digital artist (uncredited)
 
Stunts
Rick Forsayeth .... stunt coordinator
 
Camera and Electrical Department
Tom Bate .... key rigging grip (as Thomas Bate)
Jonathan Brown .... electrician
Randy Brown .... generator operator
Deanna Cadette .... second assistant camera
Rod Crombie .... Steadicam operator
Bob Davidson .... gaffer (as D.R.[Bob] Davidson)
Harper Forbes .... key grip
Ava Gerlitz .... still photographer
Jason Greenslade .... dolly grip
Reni Hoz .... first assistant camera
Ken Huff .... grip (as Ken L. Huff)
Neda Khayat-Sarbakhsh .... camera trainee
Mark Lewandowski .... camera operator: video
Mark Lewandowski .... video playback supervisor
Mike Macauley .... best boy (as Mike MacAulay)
Bruce Morton .... electrician
Gerald Packer .... director of photography: additional photography
Josh Pelham .... grip
Yuri Sandler .... grip
Mark Christopher Sebert .... video playback operator
Scott Shropshire .... grip (as Scott F. Shropshire)
Jeff Smallcombe .... best boy grip (as Jeff Smallacombe)
Mark Willis .... camera operator
Richard Wilmot .... Steadicam operator
David J. Woods .... supplier: video cameras and playback equipment
Ramesh Yogendran .... electrician
Rocky Brown .... crane grip (uncredited)
Kelly Richardson .... electrician (uncredited)
 
Casting Department
Luisa Cabbidu .... extras casting assistant
Zameret Kleiman .... extras casting
Julia Tait .... casting associate
Millie Tom .... casting associate
Christopher Richards .... casting assistant (uncredited)
 
Costume and Wardrobe Department
Sheila Fitzpatrick .... assistant costume designer
Trina Gismondi .... costume truck assistant
Wayne Godfrey .... on-set wardrobe supervisor
Liz Walter .... extras wardrobe coordinator (as Elizabeth Walter)
Joanna Syrokomla .... dresser: extras (uncredited)
 
Editorial Department
David Grout .... post-production assistant
Chris Hinton .... color timer
Gareth Jones .... post-production assistant
Catherine Rankin .... negative cutter
Paul Rubenstein .... first assistant editor
Deanna Strong .... post-production coordinator
Ron Wisman Jr. .... first assistant editor
Valerie Laurie .... post-production assistant (uncredited)
 
Music Department
Alan Anton .... music supervisor
 
Transportation Department
Tony Bifano .... transportation coordinator
Ralph Graham .... driver
Ernie Lessard .... operator: honeywagon
James May .... driver
Danny Menecola .... head driver
Frank Menniti .... transportation captain
Dave Murray .... driver
Steve Ranalli .... driver
Jack Sicluna .... driver
Dusan Stepanovic .... driver
Lisa Zozzolotto .... driver
 
Other crew
Nazli Afar .... production accountant: H2O Motion Pictures Inc.
Cynthia Amsden .... unit publicist
Donald Ayres .... master continuity and spotting list: Hi-Text Media Services
Imre Balla .... travel services: Columbus Travel
Lisa Batke .... executive producer: Spin Productions
Beth Boigon .... location scout
Early Boyd .... executive assistant: Mr.Hamori, H2O Motio nPictures Inc.
Nan Brown .... post-production accountant: Alliance Atlantis
Diana Cafazzo .... legal services: McMillan Binch
Michael Caruana .... voice coach: adr
Ralph Chapman .... stand-in
Donna Croce .... continuity
Alyson Dewar .... director of publicity: Alliance Atlantis
Teryn Douglas .... production secretary
Jason Giberson .... location maintenance
Annabel Griffiths .... on-set yoga
Michael Harland .... location production assistant
Richard Hughes .... location manager
Craig Jackson .... assistant location manager
Nancy Jackson .... production coordinator
Tim Johnson .... legal services: SJ Berwin
Gareth Jones .... office production assistant
James Kay .... legal services: SJ Berwin
Lacia Kornylo .... head of production: Alliance Atlantis
Arlene Lum Lock .... payroll accountant
Sandra Lum Lock .... key production accountant
Sam Malkin .... adr loop group
Andrea Mann .... executive assistant: Mr. Mclean, Alliance Atlantis
John Mendes .... assistant location manager (as John C. Mendes)
Megan O'Neail .... director of business and legal affairs: Alliance Atlantis
Tim Owen .... location scout
Dominika Pyk .... craft service
Sarah Rawlins .... craft service
Andrew Rosen .... production executive: Alliance Atlantis
Jesse Rupert .... assistant accountant
Sephira Salazar .... assistant: Damon Bryant, Natural Nylon Entertainment
Charlene Schembri .... on-set medic
Marissa Shumel .... stand-in
Mitch Smelkinson .... legal services: Stone, Meyer & Genow
Ann Marie Stagl .... apprentice accountant
Ron Steiner .... consultant: casino
Tony Stellisano .... consultant: casino
Boyan Stergulc .... title designer
Douglas R. Stone .... legal services: Stone, Meyer & Genow
Jody Tansley .... on-set medic (as Jody-Marie Tansley)
Travis Tritten .... office production assistant
Rob Westhafer .... office production assistant
Andrea Wood .... executive vice president business & legal affairs: Alliance Atlantis
Dan Gosse .... security officer (uncredited)
Chelsea Madrigal .... assistant: Mr. Hoffman (uncredited)
Bob Presner .... completion bond (uncredited)
Kyle Rath .... security officer (uncredited)
 
Thanks
Julia Rosenberg .... thanks
 

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Additional Details

Also Known As:
La double vie de Mahowny (Canada: French title)
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MPAA:
Rated R for language and some sexuality.
Parents Guide:
View content advisory for parents
Runtime:
104 min
Country:
Canada | UK
Language:
English
Color:
Color
Aspect Ratio:
2.35 : 1 more
Sound Mix:
Dolby Digital
Certification:
Singapore:NC-16 | Iceland:L | Australia:M | Canada:14A | Finland:K-11 | USA:R | Germany:o.Al.
Filming Locations:
Atlantic City, New Jersey, USA more
Company:
Alliance Atlantis Communications more

Fun Stuff

Trivia:
The movie's budget was about ten million dollars, which was also roughly the amount that the real person Dan Mahowney is based on stole from the bank he worked for. more
Goofs:
Factual errors: In the blackjack scene where Dan gives Doug $40k to hold (two stacks of purple $500 chips) to hold "no matter what", Dan's 9h9d (18 total) hand on 3rd base is improperly dealt. Several important casino procedures are violated by the dealer, which would never happen in real life. First, the dealer never asks nor receives any hand signal from Dan to either split the 9's or stand. She simply skips the action on that hand, and turns up her down card. Then, she kills the hand (9h9d) without even looking at it, leaving the ~$4k bet. Dan also ignores this hand. In real life, the dealer must look at each hand, and indicate the outcome by hand signal to the player and surveillance camera (eye-in-the-sky). more
Quotes:
Investigator #1: You've got a gambling problem, right?
Dan Mahowny: No...
[chuckles]
Dan Mahowny: No, sir.
Investigator #1: Come on. You didn't get a buzz out of it?
Dan Mahowny: I have a... financial problem. A shortfall.
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Movie Connections:
Referenced in "The Daily Show: (2003-01-09)" (2003) more

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5 out of 6 people found the following comment useful.
Engaging 'true crime' tale, 27 April 2005
6/10
Author: J. Wellington Peevis from Malltown

Interesting examination of a young Canadian bank executive who embezzles money to feed an insatiable gambling addiction.

Hoffman gives a yeoman's if not overly subdued performance as Dan Mahowny, and the film for the most part is a better than average watch. Strangely, the film plops you right into chapter 5 or thereabouts, and your left wondering who is this guy for the entire film. The motivation for Mahowny's odd behavior is never really broached. The film starts with Mahowny sports betting and playing for the usual small stakes, he then mysteriously falls off a cliff in his wagering amounts and we're supposed to swallow that it all stemmed off of a 10000 obligation? Then we're off to the races as he becomes this casino legend. Needed a little more development, and thats being kind.

The direction is clever, in particular the ironic use of scenes showing the symbiotic relationship of bank and casino. On the nay side, the small budget generates the expected technical issues, most glaringly, never once providing camera-work that remotely convinces you he's in either Vegas or Atlantic City. The casino interior shots aren't properly done to eliminate the claustrophobic soundstagitis, and the only exterior shots found in the entire movie, are blatantly in Canada. As example, there is a scene where Mahowny is contemplating life while standing on the beach of the Atlantic Ocean. Its so obviously a lake or even pond and not the ocean, that its borderline embarrassing. Finally John Hurt, who i really like, is given liberty to really ham it overboard. But believe it or not, I genuinely like this film, and do recommend it.

PS/ I don't care that what anyone says, the woman who hits him up for 100 bux in the casino is Sandra Oh.

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