Seven Times Lucky (2004)

User Rating:

5.9/10   

Director:

Gary Yates

Writer:

Gary Yates (writer)

Genre:

Crime | Drama | Romance

Tagline:

You only con the ones you love.

Plot:

An aging con-man and a beautiful, ambitious student cross paths in a scam that promises to make them both rich.

Plot Keywords:

Con | Night | Jeweler | Christmas | Moll

Awards:

4 wins & 6 nominations

Cast

Kevin Pollak	...	Harlan
Liane Balaban	...	Fiona
Jonas Chernick	...	Sonny
James Tolkan	...	Dutch
Aleks Paunovic	...	Sacco
Babs Chula	...	Eddie
Gordon Tootoosis	...	Mr. Five Wounds
rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Tom Anniko	...	Bartender
Mike Bell
Ryan Rajendra Black	...	Five Wounds "Nephew" (as Ryan Black)
John Bluethner	...	Francois
Paul Christie	...	Police Officer
Allan Wallace Dunkeld	...	Hooded Thief
Ernesto Griffith	...	Kurt the Dealer
Robert Huculak	...	Lanky Gambler
Bong-hwan Kim	...	Violin Appraiser
Joy Lazo	...	Mrs.Phatt (Cigarette Woman)
John Maclaren	...	Spunky
Spencer Maybee	...	Johnny Fetus
Laura Jayne McDonald	...	Finch
Wayne Nicklas	...	Lester (Man in Bar)
Talia Pura	...	VLT Junkie
David Robertson	...	Old Con Cedric
Des Solvason	...	Motel Caretaker
Ray Solvason	...	Bookie
Michael Sutherland	...	Frankie
Leonard Waldner	...	Jacob

Directed by
Gary Yates

Writing credits (in alphabetical order)
Gary Yates		writer

Produced by
Kevin DeWalt	....	executive producer
Bryan Gliserman	....	executive producer
Elizabeth Jarvis	....	producer
Phyllis Laing	....	executive producer
Marguerite Pigott	....	executive producer
Gary Yates	....	producer

Original Music by
Glenn Buhr

Cinematography by
Steve Cosens

Film Editing by
Brad Caslor
Robert Lower		(as Bob Lower)

Casting by
Jon Comerford

Production Design by
Deanne Rohde

Art Direction by
Ricardo Alms

Set Decoration by
Shawna Balas

Costume Design by
Wanda Farian

Makeup Department
Brenda Magalas	....	makeup intern

Production Management
Ellen Rutter	....	production manager

Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
David Antoniuk	....	first assistant director
Megan Basaraba	....	third assistant director
Charles Crossin	....	second assistant director

Art Department
Ricardo Alms	....	propmaker
Kim Hammin	....	assistant property master
Alexis Labra	....	on-set dresser
Bill Sinosich	....	head carpenter
Laura Souter	....	property master

Sound Department
Russ Dyck	....	dialogue editor
Russ Dyck	....	foley artist
Matthew Friesen	....	second boom operator
Leon Johnson	....	production sound mixer
Leon Johnson	....	sound recordist
Bruce Little	....	sound effects editor
Bruce Little	....	sound re-recording mixer
Paul Morrow	....	boom operator
John Schritt	....	foley recordist

Special Effects by
Ricardo Alms	....	special effects coordinator

Visual Effects by
Laurence Lok	....	digital compositor
Laurence Lok	....	roto artist

Stunts
Chuck Robinson	....	stunt coordinator
Rick Skene	....	stunt coordinator
Rick Skene	....	stunt driver
Sean Skene	....	stunt double

Camera and Electrical Department
Arlea Ashcroft	....	best boy electric
Allen Fraser	....	still photographer
Marc Gagnon	....	generator operator
William Mills	....	key grip
Nicolas Phillips	....	electrician
Daniel Quesnel	....	second assistant camera: "a" camera
Terry Thiessen	....	best boy grip

Casting Department
Larissa Giroux	....	casting associate
Lori Stefaniuk	....	extras casting

Costume and Wardrobe Department
Patricia J. Henderson	....	costume supervisor
Heather Neale	....	truck costumer

Transportation Department
Glen Kerr	....	driver: hair/make-up/wardrobe truck

Other crew
Dave Brown	....	firearms safety coordinator
Tyson Caron	....	production assistant
Michael Chirsky	....	production assistant
Shane Clements	....	assistant location manager
Paul Courchaine	....	first assistant accountant
Lisa Donahue	....	vp business & legal affairs: Minds Eye Entertainment
Martin Ellis	....	set production assistant
Tamara Harland	....	production assistant
Vince Krochak	....	production assistant
Scott Layton	....	assistant production coordinator
Sara Lazer	....	production executive
Tamara Mauthe	....	production coordinator
Tanya Mazur	....	script supervisor
Allan McGowan	....	security officer

Production Companies

• Buffalo Gal Pictures
• Minds Eye Entertainment
• Seven Times Lucky Productions

Distributors

• Eurocine Films (2005) (Spain) (theatrical)
• Odeon Films

Other Companies

• Dominion3 Public Relations  unit publicity

Also Known As:

Sept fois la chance (Canada: French title)

Runtime:

85 min | USA:82 min (Sundance Film Festival)

Country:

Canada

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Sound Mix:

Dolby Digital

Certification:

Argentina:13 | Canada:14A (Ontario) | Spain:18 | New Zealand:R16

Filming Locations:

Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada

Company:

Buffalo Gal Pictures

Trivia:

There is purposely no discernible timeframe for the movie. There are '70s and '80s cars and rotary dial phones coupled with the latest cellphones.

Far short of noir

I didn't get it and I paid real close attention.

I think they were going for more of a feel than an actual outcomes based production vis a vis a storyline that one can grasp.

The intentional distortion of the time era via props and costuming further served to undo the film.

Kevin Pollack is totally and completely wasted. His alternating between glibness and melodrama took things down even further as did the chronic overcast skies of Winnipeg. He even looked, very briefly, like Groucho Marx in You Bet Your Life.

It's not worth the time, and I say that feeling badly because I sensed that they were really shooting for something specially and came up way short.