Zigs (2001)

Four young compulsive gamblers come up with a radical plan to get out of debt with a fixed game.

Director:

Mars Callahan (as Gregory 'Mars' Martin)

Writers:

Mars Callahan, Doug Klein

Stars:

Jason Priestley, Peter Dobson, Kane Picoy

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Jason Priestley	...	David
Peter Dobson	...	Cory
Kane Picoy	...	Mike
Orien Richman	...	Brett
Richard Portnow	...	Arnold Zigman
David Proval	...	Mike's Dad
Luca Palanca	...	Joey C
Dinah Manoff	...	Marge
Alicia Coppola	...	Rachel
Kathleen McClellan	...	Jennifer
Alexandra Powers	...	Sara
Steve Railsback	...	Charlie
Karen Dior	...	Candy Cane (as Geoffrey Karen Dior)
Matthew Reid	...	Matt Reed
Justin Jon Ross	...	Doug

Storyline

Four young compulsive gamblers come up with a radical plan to get out of debt with a fixed game.

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Plot Keywords:

one word title | gambling | independent film | 

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Taglines:

On the money. Off the record. Out of control.

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Genres:

Comedy | Drama

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Motion Picture Rating (MPAA)

Rated R for strong language

Did You Know?

Trivia

Last film appearance of Alexandra Powers as of 2020.

User Reviews

Rat Pack/DINER wannabe

DOUBLE DOWN (AKA ZIGS) closely shadows DINER in that it follows a group of twenty-something male friends whose saturnalian lifestyle involves them in a series of `amusing' episodes. Only problem is this movie completely fails to capture the elements of friendship and camaraderie that made DINER such a superb film. The characters (and situations) are far too superficial, to the point that you really don't care what happens to them.

Priestley and Picoy, while undeniably photogenic, come across as Sinatra/Martin wannabes and, of course, they fail miserably, while the two other, lesser, characters making up the group are just annoying most of the time.

If you want class watch DINER, if you want cool watch Sinatra's OCEAN'S 11, if you want to be bored watch this.

Details

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

7 August 2001 (USA)

Also Known As:

Double Down

Filming Locations:

Zig's Restaurant - 21300 Ventura Blvd., Woodland Hills, Los Angeles, California, USA

Company Credits

Production Co:

Burn Pictures, Doug Klein Productions, Open Aperture Entertainment

Technical Specs

Runtime:

93 min

Sound Mix:

Stereo

Color:

Color