The Poker Club (2008)

Four friends discover and accidentally kill a burglar -- who may not be alone -- in the kitchen during their weekly poker night.

Director:

Tim McCann

Writers:

Richard Chizmar (teleplay), Johnathon Schaech (teleplay),

Stars:

Johnny Messner, Michael Risley, Jana Kramer

Cast

Credited cast:
Johnny Messner	...	Bill Doyle
Michael Risley	...	Neil Saloman
Jana Kramer	...	Trudy Todaro
Lenny Levi	...	Peter Vaslos
Olivia Archer	...	Betsy Tyler
Rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Loren Dean	...	Curtis Wilcox
Bruce Faulk	...	Officer Crawford
Judith Hawking	...	The Coroner
Lori Heuring	...	Jan Tyler
Molly Irwin	...	Stripper #2
Chris Kipiniak	...	Cop
Maja Miletich	...	Bartender
Judy Reyes	...	Detective Patterson
Johnathon Schaech	...	Aaron Tyler

Storyline

Four friends discover and accidentally kill a burglar -- who may not be alone -- in the kitchen during their weekly poker night.

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Plot Keywords:

burglar | poker | beaten to death | gambling | stripper | 

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Taglines:

The hand you're dealt could be murder.

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Genres:

Crime | Drama | Thriller

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Motion Picture Rating (MPAA)

Rated R for violence, language, some nudity and drug content

Details

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

16 October 2008 (USA)

Filming Locations:

Mount Haven Country Resort - 123 Log Tavern Road, Milford, Pennsylvania, USA

Box Office

Budget:

$3,200,000 (estimated)

Company Credits

Production Co:

RAM Films

Technical Specs

Runtime:

85 min

Color:

Color

Did You Know?

Goofs

Neal and Bill are in Bill's club drinking. Neal pours a last drink before they leave. Both empty their glasses, however Neal's glass still has liquor in it when they leave.

User Reviews

Taut mystery that kept me guessing until the end

Johnathon Schaech does that thing he does best playing Aaron Tyler, who hosts of a weekly poker game of his old friends. The game is interrupted by the appearance of a burglar, whose death leads everyone into a devastating spiral of treachery and deceit. The film takes some rather surprising liberties with the Ed Gorman novel, but it works on its own level thanks to the sure-handed direction of Tim McCann and the cast. Aside from the always reliable Schaech, I particularly enjoyed Johnny Messner as a cynical former baseball player, now a strip club owner, and Judy Reyes. It was good seeing her outside of her Scrubs. (Not that we see her completely out of her Scrubs, if you know what I mean.) Well worth a look.