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Deborah Serra (written by)
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14 July 2003 (USA) more
Plot:
A woman becomes a compulsive gambler and eventually loses everything. | add synopsis
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1 nomination more
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Cynopsis 9/14/09
(From Cynopsis. 14 September 2009, 1:00 AM, PDT)
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Everyone with any type of addictive personality NEEDS to see this film. more (12 total)
Cast
(Cast overview, first billed only) | Delta Burke | ... | Laura Bancroft |
 | Gerald McRaney | ... | Jim Bancroft |
 | Ellen Page | ... | Jennifer |
| Matthew Harbour | ... | Tommy Bancroft |
| Mary Donnelly-Haskell | ... | Martine Miller |
 | Francis X. McCarthy | ... | Brad Bradford (as Francis-Xavier McCarthy) |
| Patricia Gage | ... | Lois |
| Joyce Gordon | ... | Bella |
 | Spiro Malandrakis | ... | Conner (as Spiro Maland) |
 | Lisa Bronwyn Moore | ... | Ms. Jenkins |
| Gillian Ferrabee | ... | Principal |
| Raymond Stone | ... | Judge |
 | Richard Jutras | ... | Dowling |
| Alan Fawcett | ... | Davenport |
| Susan Almgren | ... | Ms. Meyers |
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Argentina:86 min | Germany:87 min (TV version)
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This movie is based on a true incident, which resulted in all Nevada casinos being required by law to post the telephone number for GA (that is, Gamblers Anonymous), should any of their patrons need it. more
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Laura's Mother: [upon seeing that Laura's house is being taken away] ... I don't know whether to hold you or slap you. I'm not sure either would do you much good. more
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If I had watched this movie five years ago, I would have thought it was extraordinarily well written, directed, and acted, but I would have thought the plot was unbelievable. After all, how on earth could an upper-middle-class mom and career woman could ever fall into the grips of casino gambling addiction and throw her entire life away? Now, with a mother-in-law who has destroyed her family and is in financial ruin because of gambling, I realize that this movie is far more realistic than I could ever have guessed. Actually it gave me some insight into my mother-in-law's point of view (even though I still can't fully understand it). Outstanding, outstanding movie.