Gambling addiction bring the stories of three otherwise unconnected people together as it destroys each of their lives.
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Mark RydellWriter:
Robert Tannen
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| Cast overview, first billed only: | |||
| Kim Basinger | ... | Carolyn | |
| Kelsey Grammer | ... | Detective Brunner | |
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Michael Eaves | ... | Announcer |
| Forest Whitaker | ... | Clyde Snow | |
| Texas Battle | ... | Darius Jackson | |
| Nick Cannon | ... | Godfrey Snow | |
| Charles Robinson | ... | Coach Washington (as Charlie Robinson) | |
| Ray Liotta | ... | Tom | |
| Carson Brown | ... | Nicole | |
| Jay Mohr | ... | Augie | |
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Grant Sullivan | ... | Murph |
| Jamie Marsh | ... | Writer in Coffee Shop (as James Marsh) | |
| Shanelle Gray | ... | Jill (as Shanelle Workman) | |
| Tim Roth | ... | Victor | |
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Suzanne Covington | ... | Lady Winner |
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Gambling: Carolyn, a novelist, is losing her family's savings at the slots; she's befriended by a close-up magician who dreams of making it big. A murdered bookie has the cops focused on Victor, who fronts for the mysterious, never-seen Ivan. Augie and Murph, two other bookies ply their partnership, which is endangered by an offer from Victor to Augie and by Murph's girlfriend's rejection of his violent vocation. A mechanic, in debt to his bookies, asks his basketball-playing brother to shave some points. A paraplegic cop sees all. Will anyone reach their dream? The odds are against it. Written by <jhailey@hotmail.com>
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The Fix. The Gamble. The Betrayal. The Threat. See more »Motion Picture Rating (MPAA)
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19 November 2008 (Egypt) See more »Also Known As:
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$22,465, 20 May 2007, Limited ReleaseGross USA:
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Written by Chris Kenner (ac Christopher Kenner)
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© 1963 (Renewed) Fred Ahlert Music Corp. o/b/o Thursday Music Corp.
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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. See more »Goofs
In the basketball game at the beginning of the movie, both teams are wearing dark 'away' uniforms. In reality one team would be considered the home team and be wearing white or light colored uniforms. See more »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... you're ...See more »
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Land of a Thousand DancesWritten by Chris Kenner (ac Christopher Kenner)
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Despite its decidedly un-ambitious nature, "Even Money" is a modern film noir melodrama with more story lines and characters than Robert Altman's "Nashville." Kim Basinger, Danny DeVito, Ray Liotta, Kelsey Grammar, Forest Whitaker, Grant Sullivan, Jay Mohr, and Carla Gugino all play individuals whose only real connection is that they are in some way or another touched by the evils of gambling.
Robert Tannen's overstuffed screenplay wanders all over the map, forcing the actors to spend most of their time just trying to keep up with all the narrative permutations. The most ludicrous subplot features DeVito as a washed-up magician who contemplates a professional comeback by teaming up with the best-selling author and compulsive gambler played by Basinger. Individually, any of the various plot strands might have made for an interesting movie, but taken together, they just keep getting in each others' way.
Veteran filmmaker Mark Rydell has not only helmed the piece but appears in a crucial cameo role late in the film. Sad to say, he doesn't make much of an impact in either capacity.