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Director:
Writer (WGA):
Deborah Serra (written by)
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Release Date:
14 July 2003 (USA) more
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Plot:
A woman becomes a compulsive gambler and eventually loses everything. | add synopsis
Awards:
1 nomination more
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(2 articles)
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Cast

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Delta Burke ... Laura Bancroft
Gerald McRaney ... Jim Bancroft

Ellen Page ... Jennifer
Matthew Harbour ... Tommy Bancroft
Mary Donnelly-Haskell ... Martine Miller

Francis X. McCarthy ... Brad Bradford (as Francis-Xavier McCarthy)
Patricia Gage ... Lois
Joyce Gordon ... Bella

Spiro Malandrakis ... Conner (as Spiro Maland)

Lisa Bronwyn Moore ... Ms. Jenkins
Gillian Ferrabee ... Principal
Raymond Stone ... Judge

Richard Jutras ... Dowling
Alan Fawcett ... Davenport
Susan Almgren ... Ms. Meyers
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Runtime:
Argentina:86 min | Germany:87 min (TV version)
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Fun Stuff

Trivia:
This movie is based on a true incident, which resulted in all Nevada casinos being required by law to post the telephone number for GA (that is, Gamblers Anonymous), should any of their patrons need it. more
Quotes:
Laura's Mother: [upon seeing that Laura's house is being taken away] ... I don't know whether to hold you or slap you. I'm not sure either would do you much good. more

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Professionally Done, 22 April 2008
Author: rodney_bickersteth from United States

I watched this movie with my mother and loved it. I recently taped it because of the outstanding job that it did in addressing a serious issue. In this movie Laura Bancroft's life began to spiral dangerously out of control due to a severe addiction to gambling. When she started neglecting her husband and her kids to gamble she was just an addict. When she resorted to stealing to bankroll her habit she became a full blown junkie. It seemed that as the movie progressed her problem only got worse. In the end gambling not only destroyed her life but the lives of everyone around her. It just goes to show just how destructive any kind of addiction can be.

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