Going for Broke (TV 2003)A woman becomes a compulsive gambler and eventually loses everything. Director:Graeme CampbellWriter:Deborah Serra |
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Going for Broke (TV 2003)A woman becomes a compulsive gambler and eventually loses everything. Director:Graeme CampbellWriter:Deborah Serra |
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Laura Bancroft
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| Ellen Page | ... |
Jennifer
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Matthew Harbour | ... |
Tommy Bancroft
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Patricia Gage | ... |
Lois
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Joyce Gordon | ... |
Bella
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| Francis X. McCarthy | ... |
Brad Bradford
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Mary Donnelly-Haskell | ... |
Martine Miller
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| Gerald McRaney | ... |
Jim Bancroft
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| Spiro Malandrakis | ... |
Conner
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| Lisa Bronwyn Moore | ... |
Ms. Jenkins
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Gillian Ferrabee | ... |
Principal
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Raymond Stone | ... |
Judge
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| Richard Jutras | ... |
Mr. Dowling
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Alan Fawcett | ... |
Davenport
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Susan Almgren | ... |
Mrs. Meyers
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Hired as executive director of a children's charity based in Reno because of her fundraising ability and hard-driving nature, a mother of two finds relief from the stress of her job in Reno's casinos. After gambling away her savings and the loans she got from lying to her parents, she begins to embezzle the charity's funds. Based on a true story. Written by Morganalee
If I had watched this movie five years ago, I would have thought it was extraordinarily well written, directed, and acted, but I would have thought the plot was unbelievable. After all, how on earth could an upper-middle-class mom and career woman could ever fall into the grips of casino gambling addiction and throw her entire life away? Now, with a mother-in-law who has destroyed her family and is in financial ruin because of gambling, I realize that this movie is far more realistic than I could ever have guessed. Actually it gave me some insight into my mother-in-law's point of view (even though I still can't fully understand it). Outstanding, outstanding movie.