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6.0/10   948 votes
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Director:
A.W. Vidmer
Writer:
A.W. Vidmer (writer)
Contact:
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Genre:
Biography | Drama more
Tagline:
Gambler. Addict. Loser. Legend.
Plot:
Based on the true story of the rise and fall of poker legend Stu "The Kid" Ungar. | add synopsis
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Awards:
3 wins more
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User Comments:
A lesson in how not to make a poker film more (29 total)

Cast

  (Credited cast)

Michael Imperioli ... Stu 'Stuey' Ungar

Renee Faia ... Angela
Michael Nouri ... Vincent
Joe La Due ... DJ
Steve Schirripa ... Anthony
Todd Susman ... Max

Peggy Walton-Walker ... Flo

Pat Morita ... Mr. Leo

Jonathan Press ... Young Stu

Michael Pasternak ... The Stranger
rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Kelly Adkins ... Escort (with Pat Morita in limo)

Antonio Albadran ... The waiter
Jeffrey Alfiero ... Spud
Bill Allison ... Floorman

Larry Bartels ... Dealer
Al Bernstein ... Himself

Kerry Bishop ... Kate
Cynthia Brimhall ... Sondra
Evan Broder ... Goldstein

Nate Bynum ... Gerald
Tommy Canary ... Sol
Matthew Carlton ... Carmine
Zach Consalvo ... Extra (stickball boy)
Richard Cowl ... Gus
Johnny Dark ... Johnny
Bob Dellaposta ... Emcee

Anthony DiMaria ... Tony
Sam DiNicola ... Extra - Card Player
David Dwyer ... Poker Player #2
James A. Fulton ... WSOP Opponent
Vanessa Rene Gall ... Older Nicole
Lon Gary ... Poker Player #1
Ransom Gates ... Arnie

Andrew N.S. Glazer ... Himself

Andy Jarrell ... WSOP Announcer
William Johnson ... Walter (as William Patrick Johnson)
Brian Kaplan ... John Strzemp
Joe Keenan ... Herman
Shaina Krashin ... Young Nicole
John Lombardo ... Mario
Robert Archer Lynn ... Waiter
Elizabeth Perez ... Casino Girl
Elaine Perryman ... Extra in Gambling scenes
Sam Phaphol ... Asian Poker Player
Perry Poston ... Gino
Eric Randall ... TV Announcer

Schatar Sapphira ... Dealer (as Schatar White)
Diana Saunders ... Poker Hostess

Craig Sawyer ... Book Vender

Vincent Van Patten ... Jimmy D.

A.W. Vidmer ... Gin Victim
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Additional Details

Also Known As:
High Roller (Australia) (DVD title)
High Roller: The Stu Ungar Story (USA) (new title)
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MPAA:
Rated R for language, some drug content and brief nudity.
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Runtime:
120 min | USA:110 min
Country:
USA
Language:
English
Color:
Color
Aspect Ratio:
1.85 : 1 more
Sound Mix:
Dolby Digital
Certification:
Australia:MA | Singapore:M18 | USA:R
Filming Locations:
Tennessee, USA more
Company:
AWV Productions more

Fun Stuff

Goofs:
Factual errors: When Stuey first walks into a casino when he arrives in Las Vegas, the scene is supposed to take place in 1973. However the video slots on the other side of the glass doors he enters weren't invented until a couple decades after. more
Quotes:
[first lines]
Al Bernstein: Welcome back, everybody, to the 1997 World Series of Poker, where Stu "The Kid" Ungar is attempting to make one of the greatest comebacks in poker history, by winning the no-limit Texas Hold'em Championship a record third time.
Andrew N.S. Glazer: And Al, the amazing thing about this is, that Stuey would be achieving that feat after sixteen years of personal struggle, where victories were really few and far between.
Al Bernstein: And standing between Stuey and history is John Stremp, a local casino executive who's shown remarkable fortitude, actually, in making it to this point. And here it is, Stu is raising enough to put Stremp all in.
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Soundtrack:
A MATTER OF TIME more

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0 out of 1 people found the following comment useful.
A lesson in how not to make a poker film, 7 March 2009
4/10
Author: intelearts from the big screen

Stu Ungar is considered by many to be the greatest poker / gin player of all time - an extraordinary self-destructive force of nature - tiny in stature, but a huge heart for the game.

What we have here is a kind of Hallmark film about the dangers of gambling. Sure, he wins, he loses, he blows it all on sex, drugs, and more gambling we get it, but where is the real play - where is what made him the greatest card player of all time.

Much too flat, and frankly boring in places, this gets a four because we get to learn something about Stu the man, but Stu the card player, nada.

Nicely shot and presented up to a point this is the perfect example of how not to make a film about cards: honestly, ESPN's coverage of the World Series is more watchable than this.

A waste of a great chance.

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