Going for Broke (2003)

A woman becomes a compulsive gambler and eventually loses everything.

Director:

Graeme Campbell

Writer:

Deborah Serra

Stars:

Delta Burke, Ellen Page, Matthew Harbour

1 nomination.

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Delta Burke	...	Laura Bancroft
Ellen Page	...	Jennifer
Matthew Harbour	...	Tommy Bancroft
Patricia Gage	...	Lois
Joyce Gordon	...	Bella
Francis X. McCarthy	...	Brad Bradford (as Francis-Xavier McCarthy)
Mary Donnelly-Haskell	...	Martine Miller
Gerald McRaney	...	Jim Bancroft
Spiro Malandrakis	...	Conner (as Spiro Maland)
Lisa Bronwyn Moore	...	Ms. Jenkins
Gillian Ferrabee	...	Principal
Raymond Stone	...	Judge
Richard Jutras	...	Mr. Dowling
Alan Fawcett	...	Davenport
Susan Almgren	...	Mrs. Meyers

Storyline

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.

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Plot Keywords:

compulsive gambler | las vegas nevada | gambling

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Genres:

Drama

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Details

Country:

Canada USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

14 July 2003 (USA)

Also Known As:

Going for broke - Una vita in gioco

Filming Locations:

Montréal, Québec, Canada

Company Credits

Production Co:

Brayton-Carlucci Productions, Viacom Productions

Technical Specs

Runtime:

86 min 87 min (TV)

Sound Mix:

Stereo

Color:

Color

Did You Know?

Trivia

Final film of Norris Domingue.

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Quotes

Gambling Lady: There's only one sure way to double your money in Nevada: fold it in half, then put it back in your purse.

User Reviews

Professionally Done

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.