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User Rating:
5.9/10   469 votes
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Writers (WGA):
Michael Ritchie (story)
Jason Keller (teleplay)
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Release Date:
31 March 2002 (USA) more
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Plot:
Moyher's good boy Benny Silman from Brooklyn becomes an economics student at Arizona State University... more | add synopsis
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Cast

  (in credits order)

David Krumholtz ... Benny Silman

Tory Kittles ... Stevin 'Hedake' Smith
Carmine Giovinazzo ... T-Bone

Jennifer Morrison ... Callie
Nicholas Turturro ... Joe Jr. (as Nick Turturro)

Frank John Hughes ... Brady

Zachary Levi ... Adam

James LeGros ... Troy

Theo Rossi ... The Mook
deMann ... Larry

Alex Rocco ... Dominic

Keith Loneker ... Big Red

Jeremy Luc ... Nick

Andy Buckley ... FBI Agent Simms

Colin Patrick Lynch ... Agent Vasquez
rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Josh Braaten ... Billy
Jay Krymis ... Riviera valet

Meriah Nelson ... VIP Room Girl

Cray Thomas ... Student

Michael Tomlinson

Irina Voronina ... Dancer
Ryan Bosch ... Partygoer / Basketball Player (uncredited)

Andy Bray ... Student (uncredited)
D'Angelo Jones ... Shooter (uncredited)
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Directed by
Ernest R. Dickerson 
 
Writing credits
(WGA)
Michael Ritchie (story)

Jason Keller (teleplay)

Produced by
Michael Lindenbaum .... co-producer
Steven R. McGlothen .... producer
Kevin J. Messick .... executive producer
 
Original Music by
Reinhold Heil 
Johnny Klimek 
 
Cinematography by
Steven Bernstein 
 
Film Editing by
Stephen Lovejoy 
 
Casting by
Allison Jones 
 
Production Design by
Christiaan Wagener 
 
Set Decoration by
Hernan Camacho 
 
Makeup Department
Lauren Ernsdorf .... hair stylist
Sharon Simon .... promo makeup artist (uncredited)
 
Production Management
Steven R. McGlothen .... unit production manager
 
Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
Jeff Bilger .... second second assistant director
Rodney-Allen Hooks .... first assistant director
Karen N. Horwitz .... second assistant director
 
Art Department
Paul Breuninger .... property master
Tonya Brewer Hunt .... set dresser
Kevin Shanks .... on-set dresser
Larry J. White II .... lead man
Emily A. Wilson .... art department coordinator (as Emily Meyers)
 
Sound Department
David C. Eichhorn .... supervising sound editor
Kathryn Madsen .... adr supervisor
William Munroe .... second boom operator
Joshua E. Schneider .... sound re-recording mixer
 
Visual Effects by
Chris DeCristo .... visual effects supervisor
John van Barneveld .... main title animator
 
Camera and Electrical Department
Mark 'Boylee' Boyle .... second assistant camera: "a" camera
Vidal Cohen .... key grip
Curtis Failor .... set lighting technician
Ted Hayash .... gaffer
D. Stevens .... still photographer
 
Casting Department
Rich King .... extras casting
Amanda D. Mahoney .... casting assistant
Jill L. Uyeda .... casting associate
 
Costume and Wardrobe Department
Leslie Herman .... set costumer
Tashiba Jones .... set costumer
 
Editorial Department
Lynn Abroms .... assistant film editor
 
Music Department
Tommy Lockett .... music editor
 
Transportation Department
Glenn Midcap .... transportation coordinator
 
Other crew
Michelle Brattson .... assistant production coordinator
Andy Bray .... stand-in
Robert Buchta .... set production assistant
Gregg Edler .... production coordinator
Karen Golden .... script supervisor
Marie Healy .... key assistant location manager
Jen Jones .... additional office production assistant
Wyking Jones .... basketball technical advisor
Jennifer K. Rosner .... executive assistant
Dan Tipton .... office production assistant
Tom Chung .... first assistant accountant (uncredited)
 

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Additional Details

MPAA:
Rated R for sexual content and drug use.
Runtime:
Brazil:88 min
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Fun Stuff

Goofs:
Revealing mistakes: During the basketball game, it is obvious that the "people" in the upper seats are clearly cardboard cutouts due to a lack of extras on the set. more
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3 out of 5 people found the following review useful.
The Money, The Money, The Money, 1 April 2002
Author: Booyahjeff from Minneapolis

Although this film is a product of the MTV generation, with its hyper-speed cuts to go with the sex, drugs, and money, it actually is a very entertaining movie. The story is about Benny Silman (David Krumholtz), just a normal college student, who gets a taste of making lots of money and becomes addicted. He becomes a bookie, making small time bets on sporting events with the local college kids. After a while, Benny is approached by a big time bookie (Nick Turturro), who tells him that there is more money to be made. Soon after, Benny becomes friends with the starting point guard for the college basketball team, and convinces him that he could make a lot of money if they were to fix games. Benny now is making big time money, but is he too deep into the lifestyle that, if trouble brewed, he couldn't get out?

As I said before, a very entertaining movie, very well placed, at the time of the NCAA Tournament, to let people know the dangers of getting into serious gambling such as this. Ernest Dickerson does a good job of setting the mood with his wild camera work and settings. Since it was on FX, I'm sure that it will be played 50 times in the next WEEK, so check it out

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