Cast overview, first billed only: | |||
Campbell Scott | ... | Joe Ross | |
Ricky Jay | ... | George Lang | |
Rebecca Pidgeon | ... | Susan Ricci | |
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Richard L. Friedman | ... | Businessman |
Ben Gazzara | ... | Klein | |
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Jerry Graff | ... | Businessman |
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G. Roy Levin | ... | Businessman |
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Hilary Hinckle | ... | Resort Concierge |
David Pittu | ... | Resort Manager | |
Steve Martin | ... | Jimmy Dell | |
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Christopher Kaldor | ... | Dell's Bodyguard |
Felicity Huffman | ... | McCune | |
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Gary McDonald | ... | Ticket Agent |
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Mike Robinson | ... | Security Person (as Michael Robinson) |
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Olivia Tecosky | ... | Flight Attendant |
Joe Ross is a rising star. He's designed a process that will make his company millions. He wants a bonus for this work, but fears his boss will stiff him. He meets a wealthy stranger, Jimmy Dell, and they strike up an off-kilter friendship. When the boss seems to set Ross up to get nothing, he seeks Dell's help. Then he learns Dell is not what he seems, so he contacts an FBI agent through his tightly-wound assistant, Susan Ricci. The FBI asks him to help entrap Dell. He accepts, a sting is arranged, but suddenly it's he who's been conned out of the process and framed for murder. Bewildered and desperate, he enlists Susan's aid to prove his innocence. Written by <jhailey@hotmail.com>
I finally got to see this film again. I love this film. But I realized after another viewing with a savvy partner that there are just too many holes in the plot and Mamet isn't quite as clever as we first think or would like to believe. Too many plot twists just don't make sense on second viewing. I'd always recommend this movie.. it's fascinating and has great performances but I think the audience is easily tricked into finding it brilliant. Maybe someone can explain why Martin's character is so easily found in the car showroom. Did I miss something there? And what if Campbell Scott's person had actually tried to deliver the tennis book directly to Martin's sister. That would have been the end of the story, period.