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Lay the Favorite

  • 20122012
  • RR
  • 1h 34m
IMDb RATING
4.8/10
12K
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Bruce Willis, Catherine Zeta-Jones, Joshua Jackson, and Rebecca Hall in Lay the Favorite (2012)
Beth, a Las Vegas cocktail waitress, falls in Dink, a sports gambler who swoons for her as she proves to be something of a gambling prodigy, earning the initial ire of Dink's wife, Tulip.
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  • Romance
Ex-private dancer Beth aspires to be a Las Vegas cocktail waitress, when she falls in with Dink, a sports gambler. Sparks fly as she proves to be something of a gambling prodigy--much to the... Read allEx-private dancer Beth aspires to be a Las Vegas cocktail waitress, when she falls in with Dink, a sports gambler. Sparks fly as she proves to be something of a gambling prodigy--much to the ire of Dink's wife, Tulip.Ex-private dancer Beth aspires to be a Las Vegas cocktail waitress, when she falls in with Dink, a sports gambler. Sparks fly as she proves to be something of a gambling prodigy--much to the ire of Dink's wife, Tulip.
IMDb RATING
4.8/10
12K
YOUR RATING
  • Director
    • Stephen Frears
  • Writers
    • D.V. DeVincentis(screenplay)
    • Beth Raymer(memoir)
  • Stars
    • Rebecca Hall
    • Bruce Willis
    • Vince Vaughn
Top credits
  • Director
    • Stephen Frears
  • Writers
    • D.V. DeVincentis(screenplay)
    • Beth Raymer(memoir)
  • Stars
    • Rebecca Hall
    • Bruce Willis
    • Vince Vaughn
  • See production, box office & company info
    • 49User reviews
    • 113Critic reviews
    • 38Metascore
  • See more at IMDbPro
    • Awards
      • 1 nomination

    Videos3

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    Trailer 1:45
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    U.K. Version
    Trailer 2:01
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    Catherine Zeta-Jones and Rebecca Hall in Lay the Favorite (2012)
    Rebecca Hall in Lay the Favorite (2012)
    Joshua Jackson and Rebecca Hall in Lay the Favorite (2012)
    Bruce Willis and Rebecca Hall in Lay the Favorite (2012)
    Catherine Zeta-Jones in Lay the Favorite (2012)
    Bruce Willis in Lay the Favorite (2012)
    Bruce Willis and Rebecca Hall in Lay the Favorite (2012)
    Bruce Willis, Vince Vaughn, Stephen Frears, and Rebecca Hall in Lay the Favorite (2012)
    Bruce Willis and Stephen Frears in Lay the Favorite (2012)
    Vince Vaughn and Rebecca Hall in Lay the Favorite (2012)
    Vince Vaughn in Lay the Favorite (2012)
    Bruce Willis and Rebecca Hall in Lay the Favorite (2012)

    Top cast

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    Rebecca Hall
    Rebecca Hall
    • Beth
    Bruce Willis
    Bruce Willis
    • Dink Heimowitz
    Vince Vaughn
    Vince Vaughn
    • Rosie
    Catherine Zeta-Jones
    Catherine Zeta-Jones
    • Tulip
    Joel Murray
    Joel Murray
    • Darren
    Hugo Armstrong
    Hugo Armstrong
    • Customer
    Corbin Bernsen
    Corbin Bernsen
    • Jerry
    Earl Maddox
    • Manager
    Rio Hackford
    Rio Hackford
    • Magic
    Jo Newman
    Jo Newman
    • Darcy
    Laura Prepon
    Laura Prepon
    • Holly
    Frank Grillo
    Frank Grillo
    • Frankie
    Wayne Pére
    Wayne Pére
    • Scott
    • (as Wayne Péré)
    Adam Kozlowski
    • Rio Gambler 1
    Al Brown
    Al Brown
    • Old Gambler
    Thom Sesma
    Thom Sesma
    • Young Guy
    Rusty Meyers
    Rusty Meyers
    • Rio Gambler 2
    Wendell Pierce
    Wendell Pierce
    • Dave the Rave
    • Director
      • Stephen Frears
    • Writers
      • D.V. DeVincentis(screenplay)
      • Beth Raymer(memoir)
    • All cast & crew
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    Storyline

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    • Trivia
      Justin Timberlake was considered for Rosie, but Vince Vaughn was cast.
    • Goofs
      At the end when Reedmore is at the foul line there is supposedly no time left on the clock (according to a graphic put up in the movie) yet there are players standing on either side of the lane. If there really was no time left on the clock the players would be at their benches since there would be no need to get a possible rebound.
    • Quotes

      Customer: You should be scared. It's a healthy reaction to a big ass gun like that.

    • Connections
      Featured in Projector: Lay the Favorite (2012)
    • Soundtracks
      Unskinny Bop
      Written by C.C. DeVille (as Johannesson), Bobby Dall (as Kuykendall), Bret Michaels (as Sychak), Rikki Rockett (as Ream)

      Performed by Poison

    User reviews49

    Review
    Top review
    6/10
    Number game
    If I hadn't seen Rebecca Hall in any other movie I guess I wouldn't have been amazed by the transformation or her performance in general in this movie. You really buy her ... let's call it naive nature, she puts on display here. Bruce Willis is pretty passive, which works in a way, but not throughout. Joshua and Catherine are not used in the best way possible, but the main focus is on Rebecca so that can be forgiven.

    Story-wise, there is not that much exciting or new happening, the jokes are not always working, but the movie has a low budget charm to it (if you can accept that and not look at it as a star vehicle movie with a big budget). It's a nice little movie, that has more potential than it shows on screen.
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    • kosmasp
    • Sep 7, 2012

    FAQ1

    • Is this film based on a novel?

    Details

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    • Release date
      • June 22, 2012 (United Kingdom)
    • Countries of origin
      • United States
      • United Kingdom
      • France
    • Official site
      • Official site (Japan)
    • Languages
      • English
      • Spanish
    • Also known as
      • Lay the Favourite
    • Filming locations
      • Caesars Palace - 3570 Las Vegas Boulevard South, Las Vegas, Nevada, USA
    • Production companies
      • Emmett/Furla/Oasis Films (EFO Films)
      • Wild Bunch
      • Random House Films
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    Box office

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    • Budget
      • $26,350,000 (estimated)
    • Gross US & Canada
      • $20,998
    • Opening weekend US & Canada
      • $20,998
      • Dec 9, 2012
    • Gross worldwide
      • $1,577,272
    See detailed box office info on IMDbPro

    Technical specs

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    • Runtime
      1 hour 34 minutes
    • Color
      • Color
    • Sound mix
      • Dolby Digital
    • Aspect ratio
      • 1.85 : 1

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