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Lucky Numbers (2000) 4.9
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Metascore: 31/100
Reviews: 64 user | 58 critic | 30 from Metacritic.com A television weatherman scams a local lottery. Director:Nora EphronWriter:Adam Resnick |
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| Tim Roth | ... | ||
| Ed O'Neill | ... |
Dick Simmons
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Dale
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Det. Chambers
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Jerry Green
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Larry
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Wendy the Waitress
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Nurse Sharpling
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| John F. O'Donohue | ... |
Bobby
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Jack
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Winter, 1988: Harrisburg PA's celebrity weatherman, Russ Richards, is broke: he's borrowed heavily to open a snowmobile dealership, and it's still unseasonably warm. Gig, his seedy pal, advises him to run an insurance scam; when it goes awry, Russ is out another $10,000 and in trouble with Dale, a bat-wielding thug. Gig convinces Russ to rig the state lottery with the help of Crystal, a gold-digging ditz with a heart of tin. They have to find a beard to buy the ticket, and then they have to cash it. Soon, murder and various double-crosses add to Russ's nightmare. A lazy cop zeroes in. Jail is closer than riches. Will Russ have to choose between his money and his life? Written by <jhailey@hotmail.com>
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When they put their heads together... it's a no brainer.Motion Picture Rating (MPAA)
Rated R for language, sexuality, some drug use and brief violence | See all certifications »Parents Guide:
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Language:
EnglishRelease Date:
27 October 2000 (USA) See more »Also Known As:
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Budget:
$65,000,000 (estimated)Opening Weekend:
$4,536,625 (USA) (27 October 2000)Gross:
ESP 6,757,230 (Spain) (29 June 2001)Company Credits
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Russ: Great, Gig. We gotta talk about this.
Dale: I'll fuckin' ball-bat you, you creep cocksucker!
Russ: Okay, okay. Okay.
Dale: [leaving, picks up bottle in curiosity] Mint Listerine?
Russ: Yeah.
Dale: When did they come out with this?
Russ: I don't know.
Dale: Is it good?
Russ: Yeah, it's good.
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According to the commentary, Lisa Kudrow did her own stunt when her character's car goes through the glass at the station (although it didn't look that dangerous anyway). See more »Goofs
When Det. Pat Lakewood arrives at the scene of the jackknifed trailer, Russ throws a crow bar at the Detective's windshield and it breaks. In the next shot as Detective Lakewood pulls away, the windshield is no longer broken. See more »Quotes
Dale: Give me the money Russ.Russ: Great, Gig. We gotta talk about this.
Dale: I'll fuckin' ball-bat you, you creep cocksucker!
Russ: Okay, okay. Okay.
Dale: [leaving, picks up bottle in curiosity] Mint Listerine?
Russ: Yeah.
Dale: When did they come out with this?
Russ: I don't know.
Dale: Is it good?
Russ: Yeah, it's good.
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Lucky Numbers is not a great film but a good one. I thought John Travolta, Lisa Kudrow and Tim Roth and Ed O'Neill gave fine performances. Lisa Kudrow is the only one of the "Friends" cast who doesn't make totally sucky movies. With the exception of Jennifer Aniston in Office Space and maybe David Schwimmer in Apt Pupil.
I really dug the Midwest American setting, the two bumbling cops, how Travolta's character Russ Richards wallows and loves his local celebrity status and his reserved parking spot at the local Denny's, and the great 80's soundtrack. And this has to be the first flick directed by Nora Ephron that I enjoyed.
Adam Resnick wrote the screenplay for Lucky Numbers and the more recent Death To Smoochy. Both these films are good but flawed dark comedies and deserve to be seen and enjoyed. So don't listen to what others may say and go see these two (flawed) Resnick gems. Ciao!