Let It Ride (1989)

User Rating:

6.3/10   

Director:

Joe Pytka

Writers:

Jay Cronley (book)
Nancy Dowd (screenplay)

Release Date:

18 August 1989 (USA)

Genre:

Comedy | Action

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...

Plot Keywords:

Gambling | Bet | Footsie Under The Table | Guard | Two On One Footsie Playing

Cast

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
Robbie Coltrane	...	Ticket Seller
Tony Longo	...	Simpson
Mary Woronov	...	Quinella
Trevor Denman	...	Race Track Announcer (as Trevor R. Denman)
Tony Fraietta	...	Louie Kidder
Sid Raymond	...	Solly Friedman
Darci Osiecky	...	Sheila
Joe Petrullo	...	Maitre d'
S.A. Griffin	...	Trainer
Lee Sandman	...	Businessman
Ron Max	...	Man in Looney's Cab
Rosanne Covy	...	Woman in Looney's Cab
Dee Dee Deering	...	Woman with Cane
Rachel Rogers	...	Woman at Paddock Rail
Geraldine Dreyfuss	...	Woman During Chase
Robert Baron	...	Hugh Sipes
Tom Kouchalakos	...	Customer
W. Paul Bodie	...	Customer
Martin Garner	...	Rudy
Kenneth Russell	...	Shoeshine Man
Rundo	...	Patron in Chinese Restaurant
Myra Turley	...	Patron in Chinese Restaurant
David Landsberg	...	Patron in Chinese Restaurant
Joycee Katz	...	Patron in Chinese Restaurant
Ellerine Harding	...	Patron in Chinese Restaurant
Darrah Meeley	...	Patron in Chinese Restaurant
Richard Lee-Sung	...	Patron in Chinese Restaurant
Ralph Ahn	...	Patron in Chinese Restaurant
Rodney Kageyama	...	Patron in Chinese Restaurant
Larry Litt	...	Waiter in Jockey Club
Omar Caraballo	...	Police Officer with Reardon
Robert Hoelscher	...	Police Officer
Nelson Oramas	...	Police Officer
Lorin Dreyfuss	...	Grandstand Person
Jiji Connolly	...	Nurse at Bloodbank
Anne E. Gilliam-Martin	...	Mrs. Slade (as Ann E. Gilliam-Martin)
Phil Philbin	...	Track Official
Dick Falk	...	Race Track Bettors
Anthony H. Pagola	...	Race Track Bettors
Billy McDonald	...	Race Track Bettors
Woody Mallard	...	Race Track Bettors
Pierre F. Edouard	...	Race Track Bettors
Andrew Corsetti	...	Race Track Bettors
Charles W. Evans	...	Race Track Bettors
Furuzan F. Cemali	...	Race Track Bettors
Rose Petito	...	Race Track Bettors
Mathilda Rambone	...	Race Track Bettors
Julie Ludington	...	Race Track Bettors
rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Natalie Dreyfuss	...	Abby (uncredited)
P.B. Floyd	...	Bloodbank donor (uncredited)

Directed by
Joe Pytka

Writing credits
Jay Cronley		(book "Good Vibes")
Nancy Dowd		(screenplay) (as Ernest Morton)

Produced by
Ned Dowd	....	co-producer
David Giler	....	producer
Randy Ostrow	....	co-producer
Richard Stenta	....	executive producer

Original Music by
Giorgio Moroder

Cinematography by
Curtis J. Wehr

Film Editing by
Dede Allen
Jim Miller

Casting by
Wallis Nicita

Production Design by
Wolf Kroeger

Art Direction by
Frederic C. Weiler		(as Frederick C. Weiler)

Set Decoration by
William D. McLane

Costume Design by
Wendy Keller

Makeup Department
Pater Castillo	....	hair stylist
Peter Castillo	....	makeup artist
Susan V. Kalinowski	....	hair stylist: Mr. Dreyfuss
Elizabeth Lambert	....	key makeup artist (as Elizabeth M. Lambert)
Mary Ann Valdes	....	key hair stylist
Gary Walker	....	makeup artist

Production Management
Richard Stenta	....	production manager
Michael Tadross	....	additional production supervisor

Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
Austin McCann	....	first assistant director
Linda Montanti	....	second assistant director
Mary L. Morgan	....	second second assistant director

Art Department
Thomas J. Arp	....	construction coordinator
John Balling	....	head scenic artist
Lewis Bowen	....	scenic artist
Michael Calabrese	....	set dresser
William A. Cimino	....	set dresser
James Patrick Coll	....	property master
Louis Donelan	....	property master (as Louis A. Donelan)
Richard Fojo	....	set designer
Amy Shaff	....	set dresser
Kenneth Wheatley	....	painter

Sound Department
Rick Alexander	....	sound re-recording mixer
Bob Baron	....	adr mixer (as Robert Baron)
John Benson	....	sound editor
Pamela Bentkowski	....	foley editor
Bernard Blynder	....	sound mixer
Jeff Blynder	....	boom operator (as Jeffrey Blynder)
James Bolt	....	sound re-recording mixer (as Jim Bolt)
Irene Bowers	....	assistant sound editor
Greg Curda	....	foley mixer
Ken Dufva	....	foley artist
Juno J. Ellis	....	supervising adr editor
David Lee Fein	....	foley artist
Joel Fein	....	sound re-recording mixer
Bruce Fortune	....	sound editor
David W. Gray	....	stereo sound consultant: Dolby
Cecelia Hall	....	supervising sound editor
Shelley Rae Hinton	....	adr editor
Frank Howard	....	sound editor
Les Lazarowitz	....	sound mixer
Rhett P. Luettgemann	....	cable person
F. Hudson Miller	....	sound editor
Linda Murphy	....	boom operator
Donald Ortiz	....	assistant sound editor (as Don Ortiz)
R.J. Palmer	....	sound editor
Brian Reeves	....	sound consultant
Charleen Richards	....	adr mixer (as Charlene Richards)
Craig Sims	....	assistant sound editor
Beth Sterner	....	sound editor
Butch Wolf	....	foley editor

Special Effects by
Bruce E. Merlin	....	special effects technician

Stunts
Jay Amor	....	stunts
Tom Bahr	....	stunts (as T. Bahr)
Chick Bernhardt	....	stunts
Alex Edlin	....	stunts
Arthur Edwards	....	stunt coordinator
Bobby J. Foxworth	....	stunt coordinator (as Bobby Foxworth)
L.A. Key	....	stunts
Artie Malesci	....	stunts
Marc Mercury	....	stunts
Richard Myres	....	stunts
Megan Rodenbach	....	stunts

Camera and Electrical Department
Enrique Bravo	....	camera operator (as Enrique Bravo Sr.)
Enrique Bravo Jr.	....	first assistant camera
Mike Clayton	....	first company grip (as Michael Clayton)
Tom Doherty	....	first company grip (as Thomas E. Doherty)
Richard Falk Jr.	....	assistant chief lighting technician
Richard Falk	....	chief lighting technician
Michael FitzMaurice	....	second assistant camera
Beau Gillespie	....	grip
Alan Markfield	....	still photographer
Jon Mentser	....	chief lighting technician
Randy Nolen	....	Steadicam operator
David P. Robinson	....	second company grip (as David Paul Robinson)
Robert Schoenhut	....	camera operator
Dianna Slowey	....	second assistant camera
Owen Stephens	....	grip
Brian L. Williams	....	first assistant camera
Norman Zuckerman	....	rigging gaffer

Casting Department
Nicole Arbusto	....	casting coordinator
Ed Arenas	....	extras casting
Yonit Hamer	....	extras casting
Barbara Harris	....	voice casting
Maria Lombardi	....	extras casting assistant
Dee Miller	....	additional casting: Miami

Costume and Wardrobe Department
Mary Lou Byrd	....	costume supervisor
Vivian Cocheo	....	costumer (as Vivian J. Cocheo)
Susan Salzano	....	seamstress

Editorial Department
Eric L. Beason	....	assistant editor
Craig Galloway	....	assistant editor
Wilt Henderson	....	assistant editor
Rick Howe	....	assistant editor
Karen Rasch	....	first assistant editor
Gaston Santiso	....	assistant editor: Florida (as Gaston M. Santiso)
Tom Shaffer	....	color timer
Gladys Vega	....	apprentice editor: Florida
Susan L. Vovsi	....	apprentice editor

Music Department
Brian Banks	....	music arranger
Brian Banks	....	musician
Michael Dilbeck	....	music supervisor
Anthony Marinelli	....	music arranger
Anthony Marinelli	....	musician
Curt Sobel	....	music editor
Anthony Marinelli	....	composer: additional music (uncredited)

Transportation Department
William Foster	....	transportation coordinator (as William M. Foster)
Edward Haber	....	transportation co-captain

Other crew
Richard Abgarian	....	production assistant
Ty Arnold	....	production associate
Joseph Bearman	....	production assistant
Wayne Fitzgerald	....	title designer
Jon Glafcke	....	projectionist
Andrew Green	....	production assistant
Carol Green	....	unit publicist
Carrie Hill	....	production office assistant
Brody Howell	....	production office assistant
Vickie Jackson	....	secretary: Mr. Giler
Greg Lazzaro	....	production consultant
Polly Ann Mattson	....	production assistant
Mary Morgan	....	key location manager
Sheila R. Myers	....	production assistant
Susana Preston	....	script supervisor
Donnie Saylor	....	technical consultant
Elayne Schneiderman	....	production office coordinator
David N. Schrager	....	production assistant
Lynda Shapiro	....	post-production accountant
Patty Simonetta	....	accounting assistant
Collette Theriault	....	craft service
Jim Turner	....	production accountant (as James Turner)
Rudy Ugland	....	horse trainer
Karen J. Watkins	....	production secretary
Simi Wein	....	assistant production coordinator
Brian Wensel	....	assistant production accountant
Jerry Young	....	assistant horse trainer (as Jerry M. Young)
Bradley Sackin	....	director's assistant: post-production (uncredited)

Production Companies

• Paramount Pictures

Distributors

• CIC Vídeo (Brazil) (VHS)
• Paramount Pictures

Other Companies

• Cinema Research  titles and opticals
• City of Miami  thanks
• Reel People Inc.  negative cutting

Runtime:

90 min

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color (Technicolor)

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1

Sound Mix:

Dolby

Certification:

Iceland:L | Germany:6 | Norway:15 | Singapore:PG | UK:15 | USA:PG-13 (certificate no. 29574)

Filming Locations:

Hialeah Park - 2200 E. 4th Avenue, Hialeah, Florida, USA

Company:

Paramount Pictures

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.

Goofs:

Factual errors: Trotter visits the track's barn area several times during the film. At most U.S. racetracks, only licensed track personnel are allowed in the barn area.

Quotes:

Looney: [after Trotter won but Looney didn't even bet] I'd hate to have to walk around this track with seven hundred dollars cash.
Jay Trotter: Seven hundred and TEN - and you'll never have that problem, because the only reason I won is that you didn't bet! You are the unluckiest person in the world!
Looney: Am not!
Jay Trotter: Am!
Looney: Am not!
Jay Trotter: Am!
[pulling out his racing form]
Jay Trotter: Who do you like in the second?
Looney: The six horse looks pretty good...
Jay Trotter: [dramatically crosses out the six horse on his racing form] You got a brother?
[...]

Soundtrack:

Cattle Call

This is one of the all time most underrated films. It is a little film , but rarely do you see so many wonderfully funny characters in a comedy. Along with "Breaking Away", and "Harold and Maude" it falls in a special category of films I like to watch when I'm feeling life sucks. Richard Dreyfus and Teri Garr give their best performances; and the supporting cast, especially Robbie Coltrane, is terrific. Don't miss this little gem.