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High Roller: The Stu Ungar Story (2003)
Stuey (original title)

R 120 min  -  Biography | Drama
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Based on the true story of the rise and fall of poker legend Stu "The Kid" Ungar.

Director:

A.W. Vidmer

Writer:

A.W. Vidmer
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Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Al Bernstein Al Bernstein ...
Himself
Andrew N.S. Glazer ...
Himself
Michael Imperioli ...
Stu Ungar
Brian Kaplan Brian Kaplan ...
John Strzemp
Michael Pasternak ...
Jonathan Press ...
Evan Broder Evan Broder ...
Goldstein
Todd Susman ...
Max Ungar
Tommy Canary Tommy Canary ...
Sol
Peggy Walton-Walker ...
Flo Unger
A.W. Vidmer A.W. Vidmer ...
Gin Victim
Michael Nouri ...
Vincent
Lon Gary Lon Gary ...
Poker Player #1
David Dwyer ...
Poker Player #2 (as David S. Dwyer)
Steve Schirripa ...
Anthony (as Steven R. Schirripa)
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Based on the true story of the rise and fall of poker legend Stu "The Kid" Ungar.

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Plot Keywords:

Legend | Poker | Gambler | Gambling | Card Playing  | See more »

Taglines:

Gambler. Addict. Loser. Legend.

Genres:

Biography | Drama

Motion Picture Rating (MPAA)

Rated R for language, some drug content and brief nudity See all certifications »
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Country:

USA

Language:

English

Also Known As:

High Roller See more »

Filming Locations:

Tennessee, USA See more »

Company Credits

Production Co:

AWV Productions See more »
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Sound Mix:

Dolby Digital

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1
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Goofs

Factual errors: Jewish funerals never have open caskets. Therefore, Stuey's father would not have been laid out in an open casket at his funeral. See 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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Soundtracks

"HOLLYWOOD"
Written & Performed by Marc Eric
Published by Empirical Music (ASCAP) See more »