Even Money (2006/I)

Director:

Mark Rydell

Writer (WGA):

Robert Tannen (written by)

Release Date:

19 November 2008 (Egypt)

Genre:

Crime | Drama

Tagline:

Life is a gamble. How much are you willing to risk?

Plot:

Gambling addiction bring the stories of three otherwise unconnected people together as it destroys each of their lives.

Plot Keywords:

Gambling | Bookie | Magician | Addiction | Debt

Cast

Kim Basinger	...	Carolyn Carver
Kelsey Grammer	...	Detective Brunner
Forest Whitaker	...	Clyde Snow
Nick Cannon	...	Godfrey Snow
Carla Gugino	...	Veronica
Charles Robinson	...	Coach Washington (as Charlie Robinson)
Cassandra Hepburn	...	Claudia
Ray Liotta	...	Tom Carver
Carson Brown	...	Nicole Carver
Jay Mohr	...	Augie
Grant Sullivan	...	Murph
James Marsh	...	Writer in Coffee Shop
Shanelle Workman	...	Jill
Texas Battle	...	Darius Jackson
Tim Roth	...	Victor
Suzanne Covington	...	Lady Winner
Michael Eaves	...	Announcer
Danny DeVito	...	Walter
Philip Perlman	...	Retiree (as Phil Pearlman)
Adele Perlman	...	Female Retiree
Shaun T. Benjamin	...	Detective Jenkins (as Shaunt Benjamin)
Jonathan T. Floyd	...	Detective Black
Robert McEvilly	...	Blackjack Dealer #1
Warren Durso	...	Blackjack Player
Robb Skyler	...	Blackjack Dealer #2
Christopher Rydell	...	Fighter
Robert Peters	...	John
Ryan Rich	...	Monte Spectator #1
Rose Colasanti	...	Monte Spectator #2
Gloria Green	...	Slot Lady
Robert Miano	...	Pit Boss
Gabriel Cannon	...	Trainer
Larry Burnett	...	Sportscaster
Parisa Fitz-Henley
Mark Rydell	...	Ivan
rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Chris Akers	...	Teammate #2
Steven E. Barnes	...	Basketball Player
Erin Batsford
Amy Boatwright	...	Debbie / Card Dealer
Rita Branch	...	Sara jones
Felicia Burton	...	Theresa
Victoria Chalaya	...	Bookstore employee
Cassandra Eastwold	...	Sports Enthusiast
Sola Fasehun	...	Scorekeeper
Michelle Greathouse	...	Bookstore Employee
Derek James Gregory	...	Basketball Player
Charlie Griffin	...	Basketball player
Kyra Oser	...	Monte Player #3 (as Kyra Lin)
Roger Zamudio	...	Octavio juarez
Brianna Burton	...	Basketball Fan (uncredited)
Kyle Clinton Cowan	...	Basketball Fan (uncredited)
Rennie Cowan	...	Basketball Fan (uncredited)
Laurianne Jameson	...	Casino patron (uncredited)
Zachariah Jay	...	Sportscaster (uncredited)
Geoff Keith	...	Basketball Player (uncredited)
Laurie Lee	...	Basketball Game Fan (uncredited)
Isaiah Mustafa	...	Basketball Player (uncredited)
Nikita Ramsey	...	Crazy Fan (uncredited)

Directed by
Mark Rydell

Writing credits (WGA)
Robert Tannen		(written by)

Produced by
Thomas Becker	....	executive producer
Henry Boger	....	co-producer
Rita Branch	....	co-producer
Sven Clement	....	executive producer
Betsy Danbury	....	co-producer
Danny DeVito	....	producer
Marina Grasic	....	executive producer
David S. Greathouse	....	producer
Robert Katz	....	co-producer
Jan Korbelin	....	executive producer
Mark Rydell	....	producer
Johnny Sanchez	....	co-producer
Jörg Westerkamp	....	executive producer
Bob Yari	....	executive producer
Michael Zaltstein	....	executive producer
Roger Zamudio	....	co-producer

Original Music by
Dave Grusin

Cinematography by
Robbie Greenberg

Film Editing by
Hughes Winborne

Casting by
Shari Rhodes

Production Design by
Robert Pearson

Set Decoration by
Leslie McCarthy-Frankenheimer		(as Leslie Frankenheimer)

Costume Design by
Wendy Chuck

Makeup Department
Jamie Kelman	....	makeup artist: Kelsey Grammer
Aaron Koons	....	makeup effects lab technician
Pauletta O. Lewis	....	key hair stylist
Matthew W. Mungle	....	makeup designer: prosthetics, Kelsey Grammar
Ben Nye Jr.	....	makeup department head
Stephen Robinette	....	hair stylist
Marsha Shearrill	....	key makeup artist
Ronnie Specter	....	makeup artist: Kim Basinger
Mitchell Stone	....	hair stylist: the cast

Production Management
Betsy Danbury	....	unit production manager
Mads Hansen	....	production supervisor
Robert Katz	....	executive in charge of production
John Portnoy	....	post-production supervisor
Louise Runge	....	post-production supervisor

Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
Jerry Grandey	....	first assistant director
Peter Merwin	....	second assistant director
Pamela Monroe	....	second second assistant director
James Sbardellati	....	first assistant director
Ken Twohy	....	crowds assistant director

Art Department
Scott Ambrose	....	property master
Anne Anderson	....	buyer
Cliff Bernay	....	leadman
Pasquale 'Pat' Buffolino	....	swing boss (as Pasquale Buffolino)
Cary Conway	....	paint supervisor
Eric Dennis	....	assistant property master
Timmy Hills	....	design assistant
Jay Jergensen	....	construction coordinator
Bruce E. Kasson	....	swing gang (as Bruce Kasson)
Tommy Lewis	....	swing gang
Lanie Mimikakis	....	assistant props
Miles S. Richman	....	paint foreman
Aimee Rousey	....	graphic designer
Ramsey Smith	....	propmaker
Mara A. Spear	....	on-set dresser (as Mara Spear)
Jack White	....	food stylist

Sound Department
Tilo Alpermann	....	sound re-recordist
Randy Babajtis	....	sound effects editor
Jeremy Balko	....	adr mixer
Jeremy Balko	....	foley mixer
Matthew C. Beville	....	adr mixer
Dhyana Carlton-Tims	....	assistant dialogue editor
Jerry Gilbert	....	sound re-recording mixer
Thomas Giordano	....	production sound technician
Scott Hinkley	....	post-production sound recordist
Cody King	....	sound effects editor
Richard Kitting	....	foley editor
Jonathan Miller	....	sound designer
Jonathan Miller	....	supervising sound editor
Andrew Morgado	....	assistant sound editor
Chris Navarro	....	adr recordist
Shelley Roden	....	foley artist
David M. Ronne	....	production sound mixer
Jonathan Wales	....	sound re-recording mixer
Cary Weitz	....	boom operator

Special Effects by
Doyle Smiley	....	special effects technician
Ron Trost	....	special effects coordinator

Visual Effects by
Ben Campanaro	....	title animation
Matt Griffith	....	digital compositor: Mechnology Visual Effects

Stunts
Michael Ray Clark	....	stunt double
Kent W. Luttrell	....	stunt double: Danny Devito
Jimmy N. Roberts	....	stunt double: Tim Roth
Christopher J. Tuck	....	stunt coordinator

Camera and Electrical Department
Bobby Brown	....	assistant camera: "b" camera
Scott Carden	....	grip
Anthony Cobbs	....	camera operator: "b" camera
Rick Colosimo	....	rigging key grip
Gary Cyr	....	grip
R. Michael De Chellis	....	lighting best boy
Tulio Duenas	....	film loader
Lisa Guerriero	....	second assistant camera: "b" camera
Chris Hayes	....	camera operator: "a" camera
Keith Jordan	....	Steadicam operator
Lonnie Leslie	....	best boy grip
Jay Levy	....	first assistant camera
Karl Linde	....	assistant camera
Damon Marcellino	....	set lighting technician
Jesse Olivares	....	key video engineer
James Plannette	....	gaffer
Chris Primero	....	electrician
Eric Sagot	....	lighting technician (as Eric Wolfson-Sagot)
Brett Santucci	....	grip
Lorey Sebastian	....	still photographer
Victor A. Shelehov	....	dolly grip (as Victor Shelehov)
Sandy Williams	....	key grip

Casting Department
Cash Oshman	....	crowd casting
Tammy L. Smith	....	extras casting (as Tammy Smith)

Costume and Wardrobe Department
Monica Haynes-Nino	....	set costumer (as Monica Haynes)
Susan Lichtman	....	set costumer
Patty Malkin	....	costume supervisor
Nava R. Sadan	....	costume supervisor
Tara Shackelford-Lawton	....	costume production assistant (as Tara Shackelford)
Linda Thayer	....	set costumer

Editorial Department
Anthony Bozanich	....	assistant editor
John Breinholt	....	assistant editor
David Lee	....	colorist: dailies
Gregg London	....	assistant editor
John Portnoy	....	post-production executive
Charlie Wiel	....	post-production coordinator
Jim Passon	....	color timer (uncredited)

Music Department
George Doering	....	musician
Richard Glasser	....	music supervisor
Scott Hosfeld	....	musician
Peter Rotter	....	orchestra contractor
Michael T. Ryan	....	supervising music editor
Steven L. Smith	....	music preparation
James Thatcher	....	musician: french horn

Transportation Department
Morris Aroesti	....	driver
Lance Cherniet	....	driver
Ernesto A. Luna	....	driver
Eric Moon	....	transportation co-captain
Sean J. Moore	....	transportation
Michael Perrotti	....	transportation coordinator

Other crew
Robert Baxt	....	technical director: magic trick
Thomas Becker	....	head of legal affairs
Jackie Bissley	....	unit publicist
Tony Black	....	assistant: Mrs. Basinger and Mr. Whitaker
Andrew Blau	....	production office coordinator
Josef Brandmaier	....	bank services
Dianne Cherrez	....	production intern
Tora Chung	....	assistant production office coordinator
Tora Chung	....	production secretary
Thomas Danbury	....	production assistant intern
Dante	....	warm-up comic
Nadine Deckensattl	....	assistant business affairs
Jennifer Dunne	....	location manager
Thorsten Felscher	....	senior vice president of financial affairs
Thomas Fischer	....	director of legal affairs
Michael J. Fisher	....	basketball coordinator
Jim FitzGerald	....	technical advisor
Joshua Friedman	....	assistant: Mr. Grammer and Mr. Liotta
Joshua Friedman	....	office production assistant
Kelli Gillam	....	post-production accountant
Jim Jaffe	....	product placement
Ket Lamb	....	stand-in: Gloria Greene
Michael J. Linowes	....	legal counsel
John R. McCormick	....	animal trainer (as John McCormick)
Maureen McEvoy	....	set production assistant
Leslie A. Morrow	....	key assistant location manager
Scott Mosher	....	assistant location manager
Michael Percival	....	assistant location manager
Lorraine Putnam	....	animal handler
Tristan Schon	....	assistant: Mr. Greathouse
Kai Schürmann	....	production supervisor: ApolloProScreen
Nasrollah Sekandari	....	production assistant: day player
Brad Shoemaker	....	general foreman
Shelly Strong	....	production executive
Daniel Stutz	....	business and legal affairs executive
Inna Swann	....	stand-in: Ms. Kim Basinger
Sean Kevin Sweeney	....	production assistant
Peter F. Tegan	....	stand-in: Ray Liotta
Marion Tumen	....	script supervisor
Ian Watermeier	....	staff coordinator
David Paul Wichert	....	assistant location manager
Dana Wilkey	....	product placement
Todd Williams	....	production executive
Robert Grigsby Wilson	....	production assistant intern
Charlotte Young	....	assistant legal affairs

Production Companies

• Yari Film Group (YFG)
• Bob Yari Productions
• ApolloMedia Distribution (as ApolloMedia)
• ApolloProScreen Filmproduktion
• ApolloScreen Filmproduktion GmbH & Co. Filmproduktion KG
• Jump Shot Productions
• Three Wolves Productions

Distributors

• Yari Film Group Releasing (2007) (USA) (theatrical)
• 20th Century Fox Home Entertainment (2007) (USA) (DVD)
• New City Releasing (2007) (USA) (TV)
• Nordisk Film (2007) (Sweden) (DVD)
• Oy Nordisk Film (2007) (Finland) (DVD)
• Sony Pictures Home Entertainment (2009) (Germany) (DVD)
• Universal Pictures Benelux (2007) (Netherlands) (DVD)

Other Companies

• Big Crowds  crowd casting
• Chapman/Leonard Studio Equipment  dollies
• Direct Tools & Fasteners  expendables
• Linowes & Burkin  legal counsel
• Mechnology  visual effects
• Riverside Community College Marching Band  special thanks
• Sonic Magic  sound post-production
• Wilshire Stages, The  ADR Recording Facility

Also Known As:

MPAA:

Rated R for language, violence and brief sexuality

Runtime:

113 min

Country:

USA | Germany

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1

Sound Mix:

SDDS | Dolby Digital

Certification:

USA:R | Finland:K-15 | Singapore:NC-16 | Australia:MA | New Zealand:R16 | Portugal:M/16 | Germany:16

Filming Locations:

Ambassador Hotel - 3400 Wilshire Boulevard, Los Angeles, California, USA

Company:

Yari Film Group (YFG)

Trivia:

Nearly all the basketball scenes begin with a three or four note fanfare that seems intended to be jarring. These notes are actually the beginning of a fight song shared by both the University of California and UCLA.

Goofs:

Continuity: (at around 6 mins) Carolyn is playing a slot machine. On the front of the slot machine it reads "25¢" indicating that it is a quarter machine. Carolyn the gets up and a lady sits at the same slot machine. The machine now reads "$5".

Quotes:

Detective Brunner:Like I said we're all chasin somethin. More money. More love. What we're really looking for is more life. But sometimes you go looking for more, and you wind up with less. It's a beautiful world. We ought to be satisfied. But the truth is... we all want more. Some take a chance for the rush of winning. Some for love. But you can't have your dream without laying something on the line. The key is not to risk what you can't afford to lose. You might think you're different. But someday...

Soundtrack:

Bump and Grind

Superb Performance of Kim Besinger and the rest of the cast

Beautiful realistic story of an ugly gambling addiction. From my point of view, the actors did the extra needed to make this movie an Oscar nominee and another one should be given for the castings. Just couldn't be better. The movie has obviously two different parts. On the first one we get presented to the three main figures and their gambling habits, that put them in deep deep troubles almost grabbing them to grave. On the second part, it's the fight to survive. Some do, while other have to face the unavoidable... Last but definitely not least. Kim Besinger. One of few that years of acting do so great for her. Such sensitivity, charm, and precise performance. Breathless. She must have the Oscar for this one, no question about it. with lots of help from the others: Forest Whitaker, Tim Roth, Danny DeVito, Ray Liotta. Great movie.