Two for the Money (2005)

Director:

D.J. Caruso

Writer (WGA):

Dan Gilroy (written by)

Release Date:

7 October 2005 (USA)

Genre:

Drama | Sport | Thriller

Plot:

After suffering a career-ending injury, a former college football star aligns himself with one of the most renowned touts in the sports-gambling business.

Plot Keywords:

Football | Injury | Father Son Relationship | Addiction | Gambling

Awards:

1 nomination

Cast

Al Pacino	...	Walter
Matthew McConaughey	...	Brandon
Rene Russo	...	Toni
Armand Assante	...	Novian
Jeremy Piven	...	Jerry
Jaime King	...	Alexandria
Kevin Chapman	...	Southie
Ralph Garman	...	Reggie
Gedde Watanabe	...	Milton
Carly Pope	...	Tammy
Charles Carroll	...	Chuck
Gerard Plunkett	...	Herbie (as Gerrard Plunkett)
Craig Veroni	...	Amir
James Kirk	...	Denny
Chrislyn Austin	...	Julia
Denise Galik	...	Brandon's Mom
Gary Hudson	...	Brandon's Dad
Jeremy Guilbaut	...	Mitch
Steve Makaj	...	Coach
Stephen Dimopoulos	...	Steve
Michael Rogers	...	Stu
William S. Taylor	...	Leon
Veena Sood	...	G.A. Hostess
Adrian Holmes	...	G.A. Member #2
Trevor Roberts	...	G.A. Member #3
Michael P. Northey	...	G.A. Member #4
Brad Kelly	...	Novian's Bodyguard
Jason Schombing	...	Mercedes Dealer
Louis Mustillo	...	Doorman
Luciana Carro	...	Gail
Kendall Cross	...	Make-Up Artist
David Lovgren	...	TV Technician
Malcolm Scott	...	Man in Window
J.B. McEown	...	Teammate
Robin Mossley	...	Waiter at Restaurant
Raimund Stamm	...	Man #1 at Restaurant
Jonathan Bruce	...	Man #2 at Restaurant
Barry LeBrock	...	TV Announcer
Joel Myers	...	TV Announcer
Ron Pitts	...	TV Announcer
Jim Rome	...	Himself
Trevor Babers	...	Football Player
Gene Bolton	...	Football Player
Jarrod Bunch	...	Football Player
John Clark Jr.	...	Football Player
Dustin Dennard	...	Football Player
Stefan Gamlin	...	Football Player
Derek Graf	...	Football Player
Cedric Jefferson	...	Football Player
Mike Jones	...	Football Player
Tyrone Jones Jr.	...	Football Player
Horace Knight	...	Football Player
Ty Law	...	Football Player
Marq Massengale	...	Football Player (as Marques Massengale)
O.J. McClintock	...	Football Player
Dewayne Patmon	...	Football Player
Kevin Reid	...	Football Player
Justin Riemer	...	Football Player
Chris Robbins	...	Football Player
Mazio Royster	...	Football Player (as Maxio Royster)
Jeff Sanders	...	Football Player (as Jeffrey Sanders)
Brandon Tully	...	Football Player
Zach Wilson	...	Football Player
rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Ildiko Ferenczi	...	Friend (uncredited)
Josh Hayden	...	Young Football Player (uncredited)
Brandon Lang	...	Man Greeting Brandon (uncredited)
Chooch Paglaro	...	TV studio stage manager (uncredited)
David C. Robinson	...	Man walking by traffic light (uncredited)
Joel Ross	...	Bartender (uncredited)
April Telek	...	Young Woman (unconfirmed) (uncredited)
Susan Ward	...	Girl in sportscar (uncredited)
Jackson Warris	...	Young Brandon at 7 (uncredited)
Tyler James Williams	...	Guest at Party (uncredited)

Directed by
D.J. Caruso

Writing credits (WGA)
Dan Gilroy		(written by)

Produced by
Jay Cohen	....	producer
James M. Freitag	....	associate producer
Dan Gilroy	....	executive producer
Billy Higgins	....	line producer: New York
Guy McElwaine	....	executive producer
Wayne Morris	....	co-producer
David C. Robinson	....	executive producer (as David Robinson)
James G. Robinson	....	producer
Rene Russo	....	executive producer

Original Music by
Christophe Beck

Cinematography by
Conrad W. Hall		(director of photography)

Film Editing by
Glen Scantlebury

Casting by
Pam Dixon		(as Pam Dixon Mickelson)
Amanda Mackey Johnson
Cathy Sandrich		(as Cathy Sandrich Gelfond)

Production Design by
Tom Southwell

Art Direction by
William Heslup		(supervising art director) (as Willie Heslup)
Nicholas Lundy

Set Decoration by
Mary-Lou Storey

Costume Design by
Marie-Sylvie Deveau

Makeup Department
Emanuela Daus	....	key makeup artist: second unit / football unit
Joel Echallier	....	special makeup effects designer: SFX Studio Inc.
Norma Hill-Patton	....	head makeup artist (as Norma Hill Patton)
Lisa Leonard	....	key hair stylist: second unit / football unit
Thom MacIntyre	....	key hair stylist (as Thomas McIntyre)
Laini Reeves	....	personal hair stylist: Rene Russo
Sanna Seppanen	....	hair designer
Sanna Seppanen	....	key hair stylist: second unit / football unit
Margaret Yaworski	....	key makeup artist
Margaret Yaworski	....	key makeup artist: second unit / football unit
Agnieszka Echallier	....	project supervisor: SFX Studio Inc. (uncredited)
Adina Shore	....	assistant hair stylist (uncredited)
Diana Sikes	....	hair stylist: unit (uncredited)

Production Management
Andy Fraser	....	production executive
Dan Genetti	....	post-production supervisor
George A. Grieve	....	unit production manager: Canada
George A. Grieve	....	unit production manager: second unit
Billy Higgins	....	unit production manager: New York
Wayne Morris	....	unit production manager
Ethan Smith	....	production supervisor: New York
Aaron Rattner	....	unit manager (uncredited)

Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
Misha Bukowski	....	third assistant director
Steve Eathorne	....	second assistant director: second unit
James M. Freitag	....	first assistant director
Allan Graf	....	second unit director
David Klohn	....	second assistant director
John MacCarthy	....	first assistant director: second unit
Megan M. Shank	....	third assistant director (as Megan Shank)
Peter Soldo	....	second assistant director: New York
Jason Ivey	....	second second assistant director (uncredited)

Art Department
Chris Andreas	....	on-set dresser
Brent Berg	....	carpenter
Ea Birkett	....	assistant property master
Derek Bobroff	....	on-set scenic artist
Susan Bode	....	set decorator: New York (as Susan Bode Tyson)
Peter Bundrick	....	construction foreman: New York
Philip Canfield	....	leadman: New York (as Phil Canfield)
Gerri Crawford	....	property master
Sandi Dannetta	....	plasterer
Kasia Dzieciolowska	....	set dec buyer
Andrew Emde	....	assistant art director
Odelle Evans	....	scenic artist
Ivan Fish	....	lead carpenter
Michelle Gasque	....	art department coordinator
Jim Green	....	head greens
Harry Hachey	....	dresser
Frank Hanuska	....	lead carpenter
Richard Hebrank	....	construction coordinator: New York
Frank Hollinson	....	stand-by carpenter (as Frank Hollison)
Anthony Holtslag	....	carpenter (as Tony Holtshlag)
Sally Hudson	....	graphic designer
Dale Husuliak	....	lead carpenter
Kyle Irwin	....	lead labourer
Nicholas Lundy	....	art director: New York
Dawna Major	....	wallpaper hanger
Derick McLeod	....	construction manager (as Derek McLeod)
Pam McLeod	....	construction buyer
Jay Mitchell	....	set designer
Sacha Moiseiwitsch	....	assistant property master
Tanya A. Nordhoff	....	set dec buyer (as Tanya Nordhoff)
Ian P. OBriain	....	assistant set decorator (as Ian OBriain)
Kenneth Panzer	....	lead set dresser: second unit/football unit (as Ken Panzer)
Bryan Pederson	....	construction foreman
Marlow Pederson	....	scenic carpenter (as Marlow Pderson)
Marlow Pederson	....	tool maintenance (as Marlow Pderson)
Thelma Quinn	....	scenic artist
Chris Rae	....	lead carpenter
James Reddy	....	lead dresser (as James 'JJ' Reddy)
Steve Reintjes	....	paint foreman (as Steven Reintjes)
Philip Saccio	....	property master: New York (as Phil Saccio)
Greg Sofonoff	....	lead carpenter
Danny Stetski	....	scenic artist
Gordon Stewart	....	dresser (as Gord Stewart)
Robin Stooshnov	....	on-set props: second unit/football unit
Glen Taylor	....	lead hand
Andy Thornton	....	lead carpenter
Michael Toby	....	model maker
Chris Waldron	....	dresser
Ken Wells	....	paint coordinator
Shirley Wells	....	lead hand
Darcy Yurchuk	....	scenic artist
Milena Zdravkovic	....	set designer
Salmon Harris	....	storyboard artist (uncredited)
Tom Jung	....	storyboard artist (uncredited)
Sean Will	....	scenic painter (uncredited)
Kay Yamanaka	....	stand-by painter (uncredited)

Sound Department
Ron Bedrosian	....	adr mixer
Michael J. Broomberg	....	foley artist (as Michael Broomberg)
Weldon Brown	....	adr mixer
Julio Carmona	....	adr recordist
Ray Collins	....	boom operator: second unit / football unit
Patrick Cyccone Jr.	....	sound re-recording mixer (as Patrick Cyccone)
Robert Deschaine	....	adr mixer (as Bob Deschaine)
Dino Dimuro	....	sound editor (as Dino DiMuro)
Victor Ray Ennis	....	first assistant sound editor
Paul Flinchbaugh	....	assistant sound editor
Nerses Gezalyan	....	foley mixer
Barbara Harris	....	adr: voice recording
David Husby	....	sound mixer
Daniel S. Irwin	....	dialogue editor
Bret Johns	....	additional audio
Kenneth L. Johnson	....	supervising sound editor
Michael Keller	....	sound re-recording mixer
Randy Kelley	....	sound editor
Larry Kemp	....	dialogue editor
Daryl Lathrop	....	adr recordist
Diane Marshall	....	foley artist
Brian Miksis	....	sound mixer: New York
James Moriana	....	foley artist
Ryan Murphy	....	dubbing recordist
Charles O'Shea	....	boom operator (as Charlie O'Shea)
Mark Ormandy	....	additional audio
Michael Primmer	....	boom operator: New York (as Mike Primmer)
Alan Rankin	....	sound editor
Bill Ritter	....	dubbing engineer
Sebastian Salm	....	sound mixer: second unit / football unit
Karen Schell	....	sound assistant
Christopher Sidor	....	dubbing recordist (as Chris Sidor)
Matthew Sordello	....	additional audio
Mark P. Stoeckinger	....	supervising sound editor
Lucy Sustar	....	foley mixer
Tami Treadwell	....	adr recordist
Lisa Varetakis	....	dialogue editor (as Lisa Veratakis)
Tim Walston	....	sound editor
Trevor Ward	....	consultant: Dolby
Jeffrey Wilhoit	....	foley artist
Elliot Anders	....	voiceover recording engineer (uncredited)
Michael Colomby	....	sound re-recording mixer: extended edition (uncredited)
Nerses Gezalyan	....	foley recordist (uncredited)
Chris Navarro	....	adr recordist (uncredited)
Eric Thompson	....	adr mixer (uncredited)
Lisa Varetakis	....	adr editor (uncredited)

Special Effects by
Dan Cervin	....	special effects best boy
Steven Kirshoff	....	special effects coordinator: New York (as Steve Kirshoff)
Don Leask	....	special effects set supervisor
Joel Whist	....	special effects coordinator

Visual Effects by
David Beedon	....	digital artist
Beverly Bernacki	....	digital artist
Christopher Lance	....	digital artist
Tom Mahoney	....	visual effects supervisor
David Stump	....	visual effects supervisor: second unit / football unit
Corey Bramall	....	digital artist (uncredited)

Stunts
G.A. Aguilar	....	stunt coordinator: New York (as George Aguilar)
Bill Anagnos	....	stunts (as Billy Anagnos)
George B. Colucci Jr.	....	stunts (as George Collucci)
Blaise Corrigan	....	stunts
Allan Graf	....	stunt coordinator: football unit
Allan Graf	....	stunt coordinator: second unit
Mark Norby	....	stunt double: Matthew McConaughey
Janet Paparazzo	....	stunts
Stephen A. Pope	....	stunts (as Stephen Pope)
Danny Virtue	....	stunt coordinator: Canada
Danny Virtue	....	stunt coordinator: second unit / football unit, Canada
Derek Graf	....	stunts (uncredited)
Kevin Reid	....	stunt double: Matthew McConaughey (uncredited)
Trevor Richardson	....	stunt driver (uncredited)

Camera and Electrical Department
Shannon Abbott	....	camera trainee
Gustavo J. Acosta	....	focus puller: "c" camera, second unit / football unit (as Gustavo Acosta)
Mark Aviss	....	rigging best boy
Jeff Boudier	....	rigging best boy
Rob Brady	....	best boy lighting
Rob Chamryk	....	rigging best boy grip
Chris Cochrane	....	best boy lighting: second unit / football unit
Dean Collins	....	key rigging grip
David Crone	....	Steadicam
David Crone	....	camera operator
Doug Dalisera	....	best boy electric: New York
Drew Davidson	....	gaffer
Bill Dawson	....	lamp operator
Ken Decker	....	generator operator
Shane Dobie	....	best boy lighting
David M. Dunlap	....	camera operator: "a" camera, New York (as David Dunlap)
Glen Engels	....	best boy grip: New York
Russell Engels	....	gaffer: New York (as Russ Engels)
Tom Evans	....	best boy grip: second unit / football unit
Dan Gorval	....	best boy grip
David Goyer	....	generator operator (as Dave Goyer)
Scott Gray	....	grip
Richard Guinness Jr.	....	key grip: New York (as Richard Guiness)
Charlie Guttman	....	rigging grip
Wilf Guttmann	....	rigging grip (as Wilf Guttman)
Sean M. Harding	....	focus puller: "a" camera (as Sean Harding)
Patrick Hogue	....	camera trainee
Dave Joshi	....	video assistant
William McConnell	....	focus puller: "a" camera, second unit / football unit (as Bill McConnell)
T. Michael McLean	....	focus puller: "b" camera, second unit / football unit (as Michael McLean)
Saubrie Mohamed	....	gaffer
Ryan Monro	....	dolly grip
Heather Norton	....	focus puller: "b" camera, New York
Kim Olsen	....	key grip
Sean Oxenbury	....	lightboard operator
Dino Parks	....	camera operator: "b" camera, second unit / football unit
Brian Pearson	....	camera operator: "b" camera
Christian Rayner	....	rigging best boy
Ian Roscorla	....	super technocrane operator
Kyle Rudolph	....	Steadicam: New York
Kyle Rudolph	....	camera operator: "b" camera, New York
Kaline Schounce	....	camera operator: "c" camera, second unit / football unit
Eike Schroter	....	still photographer
Charlie Schultz	....	key grip: second unit / football unit
Bob Scott	....	camera operator: "a" camera, second unit / football unit
Bob Scott	....	director of photography: second unit / football unit
Steve Sherlock	....	on-set rigging grip
Troy James Sobotka	....	grip (as Troy Sobotka)
Timothy Robin Spencer	....	focus puller: "b" camera (as Tim Spencer)
Eric Swanek	....	focus puller: "a" camera, New York
Jeff Upton	....	gaffer: second unit / football unit
Roger Wells	....	rigging best boy
Tyler Woeste	....	second assistant camera: "a" camera
Keith Woods	....	rigging gaffer
Thomas Yardley	....	second assistant camera: "b" camera
Enrique del Rio	....	camera loader (uncredited)
Daniel Feighery	....	assistant camera (uncredited)
Amy Albano Jachyra	....	camera loader: New York (uncredited)
Simon Jori	....	first assistant camera (uncredited)
David Kohler	....	lamp operator (uncredited)
Koji Kojima	....	first assistant camera: pickup unit (uncredited)
Rod Newby	....	rigging gaffer: second unit (uncredited)
Chooch Paglaro	....	video engineer (uncredited)
Eric Gustavo Petersen	....	gaffer: Las Vegas (uncredited)
Macall B. Polay	....	still photographer: New York (uncredited)
James Scutakes	....	grip (uncredited)

Casting Department
Stuart Aikins	....	casting: Canada
Kevin Arens	....	casting assistant: Canada
Elisa Bayley	....	casting assistant: Canada
Sean Cossey	....	casting: Canada
Sig De Miguel	....	casting associate
Anya Gadison	....	extras casting assistant (as Anya Gadoison)
L.A. Hilts	....	extras casting (as Lesley Ann Hilts)
Tate Palmer	....	casting assistant

Costume and Wardrobe Department
Isabel Bloor	....	set supervisor
Lanny Campbell	....	ager/dyer
Eduardo Castro	....	costume buyer: U.S. (as Eduardo Castra)
Lisa R. Frucht	....	assistant costume designer: New York (as Lisa Frucht)
Patricia Galbraith	....	costume coordinator
Linda Leduc	....	costume buyer: Canada
Thomas L. Pankiewich	....	set supervisor (as Tom Pankiewich)
Melissa Stanton	....	wardrobe supervisor: New York
Charis Tillson	....	set supervisor: extras
Debi Weldon	....	costumes supervisor: second unit / football unit
Delia Hauser	....	wardrobe production assistant (uncredited)
Anthea Mallinson	....	costume breakdown/dyer (uncredited)
Helen Monaghan	....	costume liaison: USA (uncredited)
Heather Rupert	....	costume breakdown/dyer (uncredited)
Michelle Elaine Teague	....	key set costumer: New York (uncredited)

Editorial Department
Terry Haggar	....	color timer
Dana Mackey	....	post-production assistant
Blake Maniquis	....	assistant editor
Michele Nieves	....	post-production assistant
Mark Rathaus	....	first assistant editor
Mary Beth Smith	....	negative cutter
Richard Cordes	....	colorist (uncredited)

Music Department
Adam Blau	....	score coordinator
Fernand Bos	....	music editor
Sean Dougall	....	orchestrations
Chris Fogel	....	score mixer
Chris Fogel	....	score recordist
Peter Fuchs	....	recording engineer
John Houlihan	....	music supervisor
Dave Jordan	....	music consultant
Season Kent	....	music coordinator
Andre LaFosse	....	musician: guitar loops
Jill Meyers	....	music clearances
Martin Roller	....	assistant engineer
Casey Stone	....	additional mixing
Casey Stone	....	additional recording
Allan Wilson	....	conductor
Brian Yaskulka	....	music composer: songs
Brian Yaskulka	....	music producer: song
Brian Yaskulka	....	musician
Stephen Lotwis	....	music editor: temp (uncredited)

Transportation Department
Debbie Albright	....	cast driver: R. Russo
Lawrence Albright	....	driver: show
Lawrence Albright	....	transportation captain: second unit / football unit
Kelly Charlton	....	transportation captain
Greg Farmer	....	transportation coordinator
Brian Holden	....	driver: construction
Barry 'Bear' Horton	....	driver: rigging grip truck (as Barry Hortin)
Lori James	....	cast driver: M. McConaughey (as Lori James-Peckinpah)
Ron James	....	driver: show
Rick A. Johnson	....	transportation co-captain (as Rick Johnson)
Carlos Nickel	....	driver: show
Les Peters	....	driver: rigging electric truck
Charles Pinkus	....	driver: show (as Charlie Pinkus)
Don Steele	....	cast driver: A. Pacino
Charlie Teeple	....	driver: set dec
Louis Volpe	....	teamster captain: New York (as Sonny Volpe)
Ralph Volpe	....	teamster co-captain: New York

Other crew
Jackie Andrade	....	assistant chef: Simply Divine Catering Ltd.
Rey Astronomo	....	computer/video playback operator
Ildiko Barritt	....	craft service
Ildiko Barritt	....	first aid
Tony Batista	....	on-set security: New York
Chad Belair	....	location key production assistant: second unit/football unit
Jackie Bissley	....	unit publicist
Susan Bradley	....	title designer
Mike Broughton	....	key location production assistant
Rich Brown	....	assistant accountant
Paul Cadiou	....	accountant
Charlene Callihoo	....	assistant accountant
Nancy Carrow	....	production coordinator (as Nancy B. Carrow)
Amy Carter	....	accountant: New York
John C. Chaney	....	assistant: Matthew McConaughey (as John Chaney)
Lou Crisa	....	assistant: Al Pacino
Jason Crosby	....	marine coordinator
Sean Cummings	....	location production assistant
Chris Day	....	location production assistant
Robin Edgar	....	assistant chef: Simply Divine Catering Ltd.
Barb Foster	....	chef: Simply Divine Catering Ltd. (as Barbara Foster)
Ken Friss	....	script supervisor: second unit/football unit
Deirdre Horgan	....	script supervisor: New York (as Deidre Horgan)
Tim Judge	....	executive assistant
Ashley Kravitz	....	script clearances
Gwen MacQueen	....	accounting clerk
Steve McAuliff	....	elephant wrangler: New York (as Steve McCauliff)
Janet D. Munro	....	script supervisor (as Janet Munro)
Len Murach	....	location manager: New York
Meegan Neeb	....	assistant production coordinator: New York
Maire Ni Rochain	....	production coordinator: New York
Bettina Tendler O'Mara	....	consultant: product placement
Joe Picher	....	security co-captain
Reginald Dale Porter	....	security captain (as Reg Porter)
Pattie Robertson	....	script supervisor
Karen Sanderson	....	assistant location manager
Selena Scheirer	....	office production assistant
Heide Schwartz	....	assistant: Rene Russo
David Tamkin	....	trainee location manager (as Dave Tamkin)
Carrie Van Hoy	....	assistant: D.J. Caruso
Janet M. West	....	assistant: James G. Robinson (as Janet West)
Rhona Williscroft	....	assistant production coordinator (as Rhonalea Williscroft)
Michael C. Young	....	location manager (as Michael Young)
Maja Zdanowski	....	set production assistant
Anton Agerbo	....	production assistant (uncredited)
Evan Allen	....	production assistant (uncredited)
Brian Bergdoll	....	stand-in: Al Pacino (uncredited)
Hamish Berry	....	accounting assistant (uncredited)
Howard Blank	....	technical advisor (uncredited)
Jenn Bubka	....	set production assistant: New York (uncredited)
Max A. Butler	....	office production assistant: New York (uncredited)
Ian Doig	....	animal coordinator (uncredited)
Damon Michael Gordon	....	assistant location manager (uncredited)
Allan Graf	....	football coordinator (uncredited)
Sean Grant	....	assistant location manager (uncredited)
Victoria James	....	clearance coordinator (uncredited)
Tom J. Lawson	....	production assistant (uncredited)
Shane Lennox	....	key production assistant (uncredited)
Kimberly Lord	....	production attorney (uncredited)
Grace MacLeod	....	animal trainer (uncredited)
Peter Madamba	....	script researcher (uncredited)
Cameron Morris	....	production assistant (uncredited)
Sean Murray	....	production assistant: New York (uncredited)
Geoff Nathanson	....	announcer (uncredited)
Lenore Nemani	....	location scout (uncredited)
Bonny Northcott	....	production assistant (uncredited)
Chooch Paglaro	....	teleprompter operator (uncredited)
Dixie Plaxton	....	location scout (uncredited)
Kirk Renard	....	production assistant (uncredited)
Ryf Van Rij	....	stand-in: Matthew McConaughey (uncredited)
Kyle Villegas	....	production secretary: New York (uncredited)
Wade Whitman	....	key assistant location manager (uncredited)
Liz Williams	....	production intern (uncredited)
Mike Witherington	....	production assistant (uncredited)
Ian Zweig	....	personal chef (uncredited)

Production Companies

• Universal Pictures (presents)
• Morgan Creek Productions (presents) (as Morgan Creek)
• Cosmic Entertainment (uncredited)

Distributors

• Independent Films (2006) (Netherlands) (theatrical)
• Mars Distribution (2006) (France) (theatrical)
• United International Pictures (UIP) (2006) (Argentina) (theatrical)
• United International Pictures (UIP) (2006) (Switzerland) (theatrical)
• United International Pictures (UIP) (2006) (Singapore) (theatrical)
• Universal Pictures (2005) (USA) (theatrical)
• Argentina Video Home (2006) (Argentina) (DVD)
• Argentina Video Home (2006) (Argentina) (VHS)
• Dutch FilmWorks (DFW) (2006) (Netherlands) (DVD)
• Dutch FilmWorks (DFW) (2008) (Netherlands) (DVD) (Blu-ray)
• ION Television (2012) (USA) (TV)
• Net5 (2008) (Netherlands) (TV)
• Paradise Group (2005) (Russia) (all media)
• Universal Studios Home Entertainment (2006) (USA) (DVD)
• Universal Studios Home Video (2006) (Canada) (DVD)

Special Effects

• SFX Studio (special makeup effects)

Other Companies

• Soundelux  post-production sound editorial by
• Todd-AO Studios  re-recording services by (as Todd-AO)
• Slovak Radio Symphony Orchestra  orchestral score performed by
• Simply Divine Catering Ltd.  catering
• Amerifilm Casting  background casting: New York
• Chapman/Leonard Studio Equipment  dollies
• EFilm  digital intermediate: some scenes (uncredited)
• Sportsrobe  costumes
• Video Split Productions  video assist equipment (second unit)
• William F. White International  grip and lighting equipment

Also Known As:

MPAA:

Rated R for pervasive language, a scene of sexuality and a violent act

Runtime:

122 min

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

2.35 : 1

Sound Mix:

DTS | Dolby Digital | SDDS

Certification:

USA:R | UK:15 | Ireland:15A | Netherlands:12 | Australia:M | Finland:K-15 | Norway:11 | Argentina:13 | Brazil:14 | Hungary:16 | Singapore:M18 (cut) | South Korea:15

Filming Locations:

55th Street & 5th Avenue, Manhattan, New York City, New York, USA

Company:

Universal Pictures

Trivia:

Much of the game footage shown during the trailer, and the ads for the DVD release of the film is real. They are clips from various USFL games. Several teams, The Tampa Bay Bandits, Boston/new Orleans/Portland Breraks, Houston Gamblers, among others can clearly be seen. The league existed from 1982-1987.

Goofs:

Continuity: When Brandon is driving Toni to work, there is no front NY license plate on his car, but when he pulls away, the license plate is there.

Quotes:

Walter Abrams:Know what you know, and know what you don't know. And know that I gotta know everything you know as soon as you know it... or sooner

Movie Connections:

Referenced in The Making of 'Two for the Money' (2006) (V)

Soundtrack:

Save Me (Wake Up Call)

Austin Movie Show review

Matthew McConaughey is Brandon Lang, a former college football star who devastated his knee and was never able to play professionally. Six years later he's recording "sports predictions" for a 1-900 number in Las Vegas and living with his mom and younger brother, still dreaming of playing professional football one day. He never hears from the Cowboys, but he does get a call from Walter Abrams (the Godfather himself, Al Pacino), an entrepreneur who runs his own sports betting business, inviting him to move to New York and work for him.

Though Brandon Lang is the hero of the story, Walter Abrams is the beating heart of Two For The Money. He's a recovered gambling addict who runs his own empire of "sports betting advisers." No other film has ever explored the psyche of the gambling addict so precisely and intimately. Abrams describes what it feels like to win, but even more fascinatingly, he discusses the addict's subconscious desire to loose it all. Gambling addicts don't bury themselves in debt because they're sure they can win. They do it because they need to loose everything to feel alive.

Two For The Money is better than I expected. The characters are rich and complex and the story is never dull. Hell, this movie is worth seeing for the topless McConaughey shots alone.