Lucky You (2007)

Director:

Curtis Hanson

Writers (WGA):

Eric Roth (screenplay) &
Curtis Hanson (screenplay) ...
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Release Date:

4 May 2007 (USA)

Genre:

Comedy | Drama | Romance | Sport

Tagline:

Change your game. Change your life.

Plot:

A hotshot poker player tries to win a tournament in Vegas, but is fighting a losing battle with his personal problems.

Plot Keywords:

Surprise After End Credits | Las Vegas Nevada | Poker | Gambler | Father Son Relationship

Awards:

1 nomination

Cast

Eric Bana	...	Huck Cheever
Drew Barrymore	...	Billie Offer
Horatio Sanz	...	Ready Eddie
Joey Kern	...	Billie’s Admirer
Debra Messing	...	Suzanne Offer
Jean Smart	...	Michelle Carson
Charles Martin Smith	...	Roy Durucher
Robert Duvall	...	L. C. Cheever
Delaine Yates	...	Ginger
Phyllis Somerville	...	Pawnbroker
Robert Downey Jr.	...	Telephone Jack
Yetta Gottesman	...	Larita
Saverio Guerra	...	Lester
Danny Hoch	...	Bobby Basketball
Kenny Cau	...	Chinese Restaurant Waiter
Lindsay MacFarland	...	Carrie
Bill May	...	Frank Belando
Omar Benson Miller	...	Sharkey
Jack Younger	...	Room Service Waiter
Tracy Howe	...	Roy’s Guy #1
Matt Savage	...	Gil Edwards
Mykel Shannon Jenkins	...	Gary
Sonny Surowiec	...	Roy’s Guy #2
Madeleine Peyroux	...	Lounge Singer
Kelvin Han Yee	...	Chico Banh
Joseph A. Garcia	...	Poker Player
Alexander Kuznetsov	...	Alexander Lemke
Hans Howes	...	Big Buckle Iverson
Bradford English	...	Tommy the Poker Host
Maya Hazen	...	Kelly
Daniel Doble	...	Edwin Daniels
Ed Refuerzo	...	Filipino Player
Elisabeth Granli	...	Cocktail Waitress at First Table
Spencer Conner	...	Cowboy
Sam Farha	...	Himself
Chau Giang	...	Himself
Barry Greenstein	...	Himself
Jason Lester	...	Himself
Ted Forrest	...	Himself
Minh Ly	...	Himself
John Murphy	...	Himself
Erick Lindgren	...	Himself
Daniel Negreanu	...	Himself
Dara Khy	...	Bellagio Dealer #1
Joe Witherell	...	Bellagio Dealer #3
Sheila Hanson	...	Bellagio Dealer #4
Darunee Doa Hale	...	Bellagio Dealer #5
Lisa Glossop	...	Bellagio Dealer #6
Danny Sanchez	...	Bellagio Dealer #7
Sam O'Connor	...	Old Man
Pat Callihan	...	Man in Cowboy Hat
Tina Schafer	...	Woman with Straight
Crystal Simanek	...	Cocktail Waitress
Robby Bostick	...	Poker Room Host
Olivia Tracey	...	Isabel (L.C.’s Friend)
Jimmy Williams	...	Dealer
Bill McKinney	...	Satellite Cashier
Jennifer Harman	...	Shannon Kincaid
Michael Shannon	...	Ray Zumbro
Mark Tymchyshyn	...	Tournament Official
Norris Watsky	...	Elderly Dealer
Shawn Parr	...	TV Commentator
Francine Beers	...	Elderly Female Player
Laasa Howard	...	Young Female Player
Richard Assad	...	Karim Kasai
Evan Jones	...	Jason Keyes
John Hennigan	...	Ralph Kaczynski
David Oppenheim	...	Josh Cohen
Jack Binion	...	Himself
Doyle Brunson	...	Himself
Jon C. Chan	...	Himself (as Johnny Chan)
Hoyt Corkins	...	Himself
Antonio Esfandiari	...	Himself
Chris 'Jesus' Ferguson	...	Himself
Dan Harrington	...	Himself
Phil Hellmuth Jr.	...	Himself
Karina Jett	...	Herself
John Juanda	...	Himself
Mike Matusow	...	Himself
Eric Seidel	...	Himself
Mimi Tran	...	Herself
Marsha Waggoner	...	Herself
Robert Williamson III	...	Himself
Cyndy Violette	...	Herself
Eddie Hill	...	Washroom Attendant
Charlene Sperske	...	Dealer
Kyle Morris	...	Dealer (as Kyle D. Morris)
rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Ken Davitian	...	Poker Player
Alan Easley	...	Andy the Bartender
Lorilynn Failor	...	Dealer
Bob Pepper	...	Poker Player
Brian Ruppert	...	Poker Player #2
Delia Sheppard	...	Lounge singer
Curtis L. Walker	...	WSOP Poker Player
Gina Fricchione	...	Ralph Kaczynski's Girlfriend (uncredited)
Peter Meyer	...	Family Member (uncredited)
Sharon E. Morris	...	Cocktail Waitress (uncredited)

Directed by
Curtis Hanson

Writing credits (WGA)
Eric Roth		(screenplay) &
Curtis Hanson		(screenplay)
Eric Roth		(story)

Produced by
Bruce Berman	....	executive producer
Denise Di Novi	....	producer
Carol Fenelon	....	producer
Curtis Hanson	....	producer
John Kirby	....	executive producer
Mari-Jo Winkler	....	co-producer

Original Music by
Christopher Young

Cinematography by
Peter Deming

Film Editing by
William Kerr
Craig Kitson

Casting by
Mali Finn

Production Design by
Clay A. Griffith

Art Direction by
Beat Frutiger

Set Decoration by
Robert Greenfield

Costume Design by
Michael Kaplan

Makeup Department
Janice Alexander	....	hair department head
Kelly Belmont	....	assistant makeup artist
Carol Collini	....	makeup artist
Ginger Damon	....	hair stylist
Robin Fredriksz	....	makeup artist: Ms. Barrymore
Camille Henderson	....	assistant makeup artist
Jessi Pagel	....	assistant makeup artist
Margarita Pidgeon	....	assistant hair stylist
Kimberley Spiteri	....	hair stylist
Patty York	....	makeup department head

Production Management
Michelle Brattson	....	production supervisor: re-shoots
Kathleen M. Courtney	....	unit production manager
Eric Bergman	....	post-production supervisor (uncredited)
Bill Draper	....	executive in charge of production (uncredited)

Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
Paula Case	....	second assistant director
Margot Coleman	....	trainee assistant director
K.C. Colwell	....	first assistant director
Craig Comstock	....	second second assistant director
Stephanie Lovell	....	additional second second assistant director
Robert 'Skid' Skidmore	....	additional second assistant director

Art Department
Skip Crank	....	assistant property master
Minerva De Guzman	....	construction accountant
Alan Easley	....	set dressing gangboss
Mathias Fain	....	set dresser
Brian Feola	....	construction foreman
Trish Gallaher Glenn	....	property master
Joey Genitempo	....	set painter
Sean Ginevan	....	leadman
Matt Hausmann	....	prop production assistant
Cindy Ingraham	....	props
Martha Johnston	....	assistant art director
Charles Kern	....	stand-by painter
Geoffrey Mandel	....	graphic artist
Cameron Matheson	....	set dressing gang boss
John Hammer Maxwell	....	on-set dresser
Mike Medina	....	general foreman: additional photography
Barbara Mesney	....	set designer
Gloria Murphy	....	assistant property master
Simon Murton	....	illustrator
Kari J. Nowell	....	assistant props: Las Vegas
Jamie Rama	....	illustrator
Graham Ratliff	....	art department staff assistant
Graham Ratliff	....	assistant art department coordinator
Eric Rosenberg	....	graphic designer
Michael Ruby	....	supervising signwriter
Theodore Sharps	....	set designer
Angela Stauffer	....	art department coordinator
Anne Tobin	....	art department staff assistant
Mike Villarino	....	construction coordinator

Sound Department
Mary Andrews	....	dialogue editor
Gregg Barbanell	....	foley artist
Bob Beher	....	supervising foley editor (as R.A. Beher)
Vincent Cirilli	....	ProTools engineer
Timothy A. Cleveland	....	foley editor (as Tim Cleveland)
Marc Deschaine	....	first assistant sound editor
Carl Fischer	....	boom operator
Terry Garcia	....	assistant sound editor
Scott Martin Gershin	....	supervising sound editor
Jeff Gomillion	....	adr mixer
Michael Hertlein	....	dialogue editor
Petur Hliddal	....	sound mixer
Craig S. Jaeger	....	foley editor (as Craig Jaeger)
Chris Jenkins	....	sound re-recording mixer
David Jobe	....	foley mixer
Michael Kamper	....	sound effects editor
Randy Kelley	....	sound effects editor
Tony Lamberti	....	additional sound re-recording mixer
Linda Lew	....	foley recordist
Michael Magill	....	dialogue editor
Steve Mann	....	sound effects editor
Michael Minkler	....	additional sound re-recording mixer
Frank A. Montaño	....	sound re-recording mixer (as Frank Montano)
Nancy Nugent	....	adr editor
Tom Ozanich	....	sound effects editor
Michelle Pazer	....	adr editor
Michael Rayle	....	cable puller
Philip Rogers	....	adr recordist
Andy Sisul	....	first assistant sound editor
Becky Sullivan	....	supervising adr editor
Hugh Waddell	....	adr supervisor
David Williams	....	dialogue editor
Hugo Weng	....	dialogue editor (uncredited)

Special Effects by
Gary D. Bierend	....	special effects crew
Jason Dodd	....	special effects foreman
John C. Hartigan	....	special effects coordinator (as John Hartigan)

Visual Effects by
David Beedon	....	digital effects artist: Digital Dream VFX
Donnie Creighton	....	digital intermediate assistant producer
Scott Hankel	....	digital effects artist: Digital Dream Inc.
Nicholas Lund-Ulrich	....	digital compositor: Digital Dream VFX
Monty Phillips	....	visual effects coordinator: Digital Dream
Corinne Pooler	....	visual effects producer: Digital Dream
Jerry Pooler	....	visual effects supervisor: Digital Dream
Alfredo Ramirez	....	digital compositor
Steven J. Scott	....	digital intermediate colorist: EFilm (uncredited)

Stunts
Greg Anderson	....	stunt driver
Paul Lacovara	....	stunt double: Eric Bana
Sonny Tipton	....	stunt coordinator
Darlene Ava Williams	....	utility stunts
Ransom Gates	....	stunt driver (uncredited)

Camera and Electrical Department
Tom Boyd	....	underwater camera operator
Robin Bursey	....	film loader
Stephen S. Campanelli	....	additional camera operator
Tim Collins	....	dolly grip
Donald D. Davidson	....	rigging electric: Los Angeles
Doug Dole	....	grip (as Doug Dole)
Mitch Dubin	....	camera operator
David Eubank	....	first assistant camera: "a" camera and steadicam
Lisa K. Ferguson	....	second assistant camera
Bob Gorelick	....	steadicam operator
Tim Guffin	....	assistant camera
Chip Ingram	....	grip
Jesse Jaraczewski	....	electrician: rigging
Martin J. Layton	....	camera operator
Anthony T. Marra II	....	key grip: additional photography
Brian Minzlaff	....	lamp operator
Scott Rathner	....	first assistant camera: "b" camera
Paul Sanchez	....	camera operator
Michael J. Schwartz	....	rigging electrician
Jeremy Settles	....	grip
Philip Sloan	....	key grip
Paul Tilden	....	second assistant camera: "b" camera
Tony Varuola	....	lighting technician
Merie Weismiller Wallace	....	still photographer
Rick A. West	....	gaffer
Paul Wilkowsky	....	best boy grip

Casting Department
Lauren Bass	....	casting associate
Deanna Brigidi	....	casting associate
Rich King	....	extras casting
David Rapaport	....	casting associate

Costume and Wardrobe Department
Conan Castro Jr.	....	costumer
Lorraine Crossman	....	set costumer
Katie Gavin	....	costume production assistant
Adrienne Greshock	....	costumer
Sparka Lee Hall	....	costume trainee
Linda Matthews	....	costume supervisor
Christine Orth	....	key costumer
Natasha Paczkowski	....	costume manufacturing foreperson
Paul Sinnott	....	costume assistant
Leslie Sungail	....	costumer
Brenda M. Ware	....	costumer

Editorial Department
Richard Alderete	....	assistant editor
Steve Bowen	....	digital color timer
Anatole Brattson Jr.	....	post-production assistant
Ben Estrada	....	assistant: digital intermediate colorist
Ahmadu Garba	....	editorial staff
Julie Garces	....	assistant editor: avid
Mo Henry	....	negative cutter
Matthew O. Murphy	....	apprentice editor: film
Trey Neely	....	post-production assistant
Lisa Shaw Phillips	....	assistant film editor
Justin Smith Shelton	....	post-production assistant
Laura Steiger	....	first assistant editor (as Laura Yanovich)
Lisa Tutunjian	....	digital intermediate editor
Chris Jackson	....	assistant editor (uncredited)
Lee Wimer	....	film color timer (uncredited)

Music Department
Bruce Babcock	....	conductor
Samantha Barker	....	assistant to composer
Max Blomgren	....	score engineer
Tim Boot	....	music playback mixer
Andres Boulton	....	score coordinator
Konstantinos Christides	....	orchestrator
Konstantinos Christides	....	score coordinator
Carol Fenelon	....	music supervisor
Robert Fernandez	....	music score mix engineer
Robert Fernandez	....	score mixer
Mark Graham	....	music preparation
Pakk Hui	....	score preparation
Carlton Kaller	....	music editor (as Carl Kaller)
Sean McMahon	....	orchestrator
Sean McMahon	....	score coordinator
Thomas Milano	....	music editor (as Tom Milano)
Flavio Motalla	....	score producer
Sujin Nam	....	orchestrator
Frankie Pine	....	music consultant
Peter Rotter	....	orchestra contractor
David Shephard	....	orchestrator
David Shephard	....	score coordinator
Richard Temple	....	synthesizer programmer: score
Christopher Young	....	orchestrator
Chandra Cogburn	....	score coordinator (uncredited)
Cory Milano	....	assistant music editor (uncredited)

Transportation Department
Vic Cuccia	....	transportation captain
Steven Docherty	....	transportation office dispatcher
Buddy Hunter	....	driver captain
Scott Jimerson	....	driver
Miguel Lozano	....	driver: honeywagon
Jim Petti	....	teamster co-captain
Dan Romero	....	transportation coordinator
Michael Sean Ryan	....	transportation co-captain
Roger Wooge	....	driver
Gil Amaral	....	driver (uncredited)

Other crew
Kimberly Aguirre	....	payroll accountant: re-shoots
Matthew Anconetani	....	production assistant
Jackie Baugh	....	production accountant
Ernest Belding	....	key assistant location manager
Max Blomgren	....	synthesizer programmer
Lisa Marie Boiko	....	stand-in: Drew Barrymore
Amanda Brand	....	unit publicist
Anatole Brattson Jr.	....	office production assistant: re-shoots
Michelle Brattson	....	production coordinator
Ericka Bryce	....	supervising medic
Douglas Dresser	....	additional location manager
Adam Feingold	....	production assistant: additional photography
Jim FitzGerald	....	technical advisor
Tim Fitzgerald	....	key set production assistant
Jessica Franks	....	key set assistant: reshoots
Todd Fullerton	....	assistant video coordinator
Casey Green	....	video playback engineer
Nancy Haecker	....	location manager
Brian Hall	....	production assistant
Amro Hamzawi	....	assistant: Curtis Hanson
Susan Hegarty	....	dialect coach: Eric Bana
Kelly Helstrom	....	staff production coordinator: Warner Bros.
Seth Hendrix	....	set production assistant
John Humber	....	assistant: Robert Duvall
Jeb Johenning	....	video playback engineer
Zachary Kahn	....	assistant location manager
Brian S. Kalata	....	key assistant location manager
Jason Kaplon	....	assistant location manager
Adrienne Kenton	....	set production assistant
Scott Koche	....	office production assistant
Robert Lamkin	....	caterer
Ron Landry	....	stand-in
Roxann Langlois	....	travel coordinator
H. Skye Leslie	....	video coordinator
Stephanie Lovell	....	production secretary: Las Vegas
Todd A. Marks	....	computer/video playback supervisor
Rob McCabe	....	stand-in: Eric Bana
Suzy McIntyre	....	production assistant
Santino Morea	....	set production assistant
Naomi Motohashi	....	assistant location manager
Ann Nicol	....	office production assistant
Kevin O'Neil	....	production assistant
Katrissa 'Kat' Peterson	....	assistant production coordinator: re-shoot
Michael A. Rizza	....	utility stand-in
Jamie Robinson	....	office production assistant: additional photography
Jared Rosen	....	computer/video playback operator
Taffy Schweickhardt	....	payroll accountant
Zack L. Smith	....	set production assistant
Peter F. Tegan	....	stand-in: Matt Savage
Leslie Thorson	....	assistant location manager
Dan Tipton	....	assistant production office coordinator
Scott L. Treger	....	utility stand-in
Karen Turner	....	assistant accountant
Rae Umsted	....	associate to producer
Lisa Vijitchanton	....	assistant production coordinator: Las Vegas
Grant Wilkinson	....	edit room assistant
Brian Worsley	....	production secretary
Paul Young	....	production assistant

Production Companies

• Lucky You Pictures Inc.
• Warner Bros. Pictures
• DiNovi Pictures
• Village Roadshow Pictures
• Deuce Three Productions

Distributors

• Warner Bros. Pictures (2007) (USA) (theatrical)
• Argentina Video Home (2007) (Argentina) (DVD)
• Fox-Warner (2007) (Switzerland) (theatrical)
• Golden Village Entertainment (2007) (Singapore) (theatrical)
• Warner Bros. (2007) (Argentina) (all media)
• Warner Bros. (2007) (Czech Republic) (theatrical)
• Warner Bros. (2007) (Germany) (theatrical)
• Warner Bros. (2007) (France) (theatrical)
• Warner Bros. (2007) (Japan) (theatrical)
• Warner Bros. (2007) (Netherlands) (theatrical)
• Warner Bros. (2007) (Philippines) (theatrical)
• Warner Home Video (2007) (Switzerland) (DVD)
• Warner Home Video (2007) (Japan) (DVD)

Other Companies

• Chapman / Leonard Studio Equipment  dollies
• Chef Robért Catering  catering
• Columbia Records  soundtrack
• EFilm  digital intermediate
• Goldman & Associates  local extras casting
• Panavision  cameras and lenses
• Pivotal Post  Avid editing equipment provided by
• Sessions Payroll Management  extras payroll services
• Sony Music Soundtrax  soundtrack
• Technicolor  prints