The Prime Gig (2000)

Director:

Gregory Mosher

Writer (WGA):

William Wheeler (written by)

Release Date:

22 February 2002 (Spain)

Genre:

Drama

Tagline:

Too much is never enough.

Plot:

A telesales con man finds the ultimate racket - but starting an affair with the girlfriend of his guru-like boss might be the wrong call...

Plot Keywords:

Con Artist | Gold Mine | Salesman | Private Jet | Telephone Sales

Cast

Vince Vaughn	...	Pendelton 'Penny' Wise
Julia Ormond	...	Caitlin Carlson
Ed Harris	...	Kelly Grant
Rory Cochrane	...	Joel
Wallace Shawn	...	Gene
Stephen Tobolowsky	...	Mick
George Wendt	...	Archie
Jeannetta Arnette	...	Cheryl
Shishir Kurup	...	Sujat
Harper Roisman	...	Harry
J.J. Johnston	...	Lloyd
Tom Wright	...	Marvin Sanders
Romany Malco	...	Zeke (as Romany Malco, Jr.)
Brian George	...	Nasser
Amber Benson	...	Batgirl

MPAA:

Rated R for language and sexuality.

Runtime:

98 min

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

2.35 : 1

Sound Mix:

Stereo

Certification:

Australia:M | South Korea:15 | USA:TV-MA (cable rating) | Spain:13 | UK:15 | USA:R

Filming Locations:

Los Angeles, California, USA

Company:

Independent Pictures (II)

Quotes:

Gene: How many deals did you get?
Penny: Five
Gene: Five? Today? You got in at ll:30.
Penny: It's not me, Gene, it's the gift. You can't fight that sort of thing - you can't fight the gift.

Movie Connections:

References Mystery Men (1999)

Did I mention that Vince Vaughn is smokin' hot?

Picked this one up at the video store last night (hey - a girl's gotta spend a Friday night somehow...) and was pleasantly surprised. I don't think this one ever made it to the big show, but it was pretty good. Kind of reminded me of The Last Seduction. You'll have a good time trying to figure out who's scamming who and how. It's also a must-see if you're a V.V. fan. He's so damn hot in this movie it'll just about make you cry. A couple of scenes had me working the Rewind button so much I was glad to be watching it by myself.