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Director:
Writers:
Jay Cronley (book)
Nancy Dowd (screenplay)
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Release Date:
18 August 1989 (USA) more
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Tagline:
He drinks. He smokes. He gambles. He curses. He thinks about committing adultery. You'll love him.
Plot:
An average kind of guy who has a slight problem with gambling goes to the track, and mystically, it seems as though he can't lose... more | add synopsis
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Cast

  (Cast overview, first billed only)

Richard Dreyfuss ... Jay Trotter
David Johansen ... Looney

Teri Garr ... Pam

Jennifer Tilly ... Vicki
Allen Garfield ... Greenberg
Edward Walsh ... Marty (as Ed Walsh)
Richard Edson ... Johnny Casino
David Schramm ... Lufkin
John Roselius ... Reardon
Joseph Walsh ... Vibes
Ralph Seymour ... Sid

Cynthia Nixon ... Evangeline
Richard Dimitri ... Tony Cheeseburger
Robert Towers ... Mickey Jax
Michelle Phillips ... Mrs. Davis
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Runtime:
90 min
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Color (Technicolor)
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1.85 : 1 more
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Trivia:
Let it Ride was filmed at Hialeah Race Course in south Florida during the tracks' off season. Racing was being conducted at nearby Calder Race Course, and Dreyfuss was spotted on several occasions, presumably researching his role as Trotter. Unfortunately, this classic track is now closed, although there is an ongoing rumor that it may reopen at some point. more
Goofs:
Continuity: The racehorse owners sat their horse is running on Saturday, yet the day of the race Trotter opens the Daily Racing Form dated Wednesday, January 25th, 1989. more
Quotes:
[Watching toteboard go from 40-1 to 8-1]
Looney: Probably some coke deal went nuts again.
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Soundtrack:
Fugue for Tinhorns more

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8 out of 10 people found the following comment useful.
I'm having a VERY GOOD DAY!, 15 January 2003
Author: Twins65 from Lindenhurst, IL

Recently watched this again on ESPN Classic's Sunday night movie, and it certainly holds up well. Laughs abound. Dreyfuss was never better in a comedy, and David Johansen turns in another classic supporting turn (see "Scrooged" for further proof). All the other supporting parts, both at the bar and the track, are terrific as well.

The hosts of the ESPN Reel Classic movies joked that they probably had to lower Jennifer Tilly into her dress. They also had interviews with the director (Joe Pytka) before they cut to commercials, and he had one really funny revelation. At first, they couldn't figure out why this bombed big time when it was originally dumped in theaters back in '89, despite decent reviews. After a little research, it was determined that people who frequent horse racing (a/k/a a good chunk of the target audience) almost never go to the movies. They're too broke!

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