Going for Broke (TV 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: [on gambling] There's two kinds of problems: the kind you run FROM, and the kind you run TO. Make sure you know which is which.

User Reviews

Everyone with any type of addictive personality NEEDS to see this film.

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.