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Sex and Lies in Sin City

  • TV Movie
  • 20082008
  • Not RatedNot Rated
  • 1h 35m
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Sex and Lies in Sin City (2008)
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Ted Binion is Vegas royalty, the prince of the world famous Horseshoe Casino - rich, rowdy and randy. When he falls for Sandy Murphy at a local strip club, he becomes trapped in a web of dru... Read allTed Binion is Vegas royalty, the prince of the world famous Horseshoe Casino - rich, rowdy and randy. When he falls for Sandy Murphy at a local strip club, he becomes trapped in a web of drugs, deception and ultimately his death.Ted Binion is Vegas royalty, the prince of the world famous Horseshoe Casino - rich, rowdy and randy. When he falls for Sandy Murphy at a local strip club, he becomes trapped in a web of drugs, deception and ultimately his death.
IMDb RATING
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636
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POPULARITY
23,207
4,412
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    • Director
      • Peter Medak
    • Writer
      • Teena Booth
    • Stars
      • Mena Suvari
      • Marcia Gay Harden
      • Johnathon Schaech
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    • Director
      • Peter Medak
    • Writer
      • Teena Booth
    • Stars
      • Mena Suvari
      • Marcia Gay Harden
      • Johnathon Schaech
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    Mena Suvari
    Mena Suvari
    • Sandy Murphy
    Marcia Gay Harden
    Marcia Gay Harden
    • Becky Binion
    Johnathon Schaech
    Johnathon Schaech
    • Rick Tabish
    Matthew Modine
    Matthew Modine
    • Ted Binion
    Peter Haskell
    Peter Haskell
    • Ian Miller
    Arron Shiver
    Arron Shiver
    • Evan James
    Mark Sivertsen
    Mark Sivertsen
    • Jay Green
    Chad Brummett
    Chad Brummett
    • Bruce
    Gary Moody
    • Lou Sacco
    Kathryn Zenna
    Kathryn Zenna
    • Brenda Rupp
    • (as Kate Zenna)
    Dan Gerrity
    • Tony Serra
    Brandon Smith
    Brandon Smith
    • Kyle Dominy
    Harry Zimmerman
    Harry Zimmerman
    • Greg Bernat
    Justin Tade
    • David Daguerre
    William Sterchi
    William Sterchi
    • Hal Fordyce
    Chris Ashworth
    Chris Ashworth
    • Frank Lipjanic
    Galen Hutchison
    • Benny
    • (as Galen Hutchinson)
    Gregg Merrill
    • Fat Herbie
    • Director
      • Peter Medak
    • Writer
      • Teena Booth
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    7/10
    The Ted Binion Case
    Mena Suvari plays Sandy Murphy, a former stripper mixed up in "Sex and Lies in Sin City," a 2008 TV movie also starring Matthew Modine as Ted Binion and Johnathon Schaech as Rick Tabish, Marcia Gay Harden as Binion's sister Becky and Peter Haskell as Ian Miller.

    The film is based on the true story of the death of Vegas casino owner Ted Binion and the subsequent arrest of his girlfriend Sandy and her boyfriend, Rick Tabish. The producers wanted to stick closely to the facts of the case, and they probably did. However, they left out one of the most interesting parts of the case. When Sandy was brought in for trial, she was sitting across, not next to, Rick Tabish, and she gave him a devastating smile that left no doubt as to their relationship. It was picked up by the cameras in the courtroom - it's a shame that moment was left out of this movie.

    Ted Binion was a drug addict who smoked heroin and took Xanax, among other things, but he was filthy rich. He meets Murphy in a strip club, and the two become involved. At one point, he has Tabish, a contractor, dig a concrete vault in the desert, where he hid silver bullion amounting to something like $7 million. Eventually Sandy and Tabish become lovers. Tabish was caught raiding the vault after Binion died, and his rare silver coins disappeared from his safe.

    The question is, did Binion die of an overdose or was he helped along by Sandy and Tabish? If you're not familiar with the case, I won't give it away. From the beginning of the film, it's played somewhat ambiguously so that the viewer isn't sure.

    The acting is strong, particularly from Modine and Hardin. Hardin is very Mercedes McCambridge in this playing a tough-talking, strong woman who is sure Murphy is guilty. Modine as the drug-addicted, paranoid and sometimes violent Binion does an excellent job. Suvari bears a resemblance to the real-life Murphy, though she's younger and fresher. She's good, but not great. The handsome Johnathon Schaech gives her steady support. In real life, with the exception of Murphy, none of the characters were as good-looking as the people who portray them.

    Ian Miller, an wealthy old man who takes an interest in helping Sandy, is played by Peter Haskell. He has always been a favorite actor of mine. He looked very old in this movie, but it's always great to see him.
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    • Release date
      • October 25, 2008 (United States)
    • Country of origin
      • United States
    • Official site
      • Lifetime TV
    • Language
      • English
    • Also known as
      • Sexo y mentiras: El escándalo de Ted Binion
    • Filming locations
      • Santa Fe, New Mexico, USA
    • Production companies
      • Lifetime Movie Network
      • Sony Pictures Television
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    • Runtime
      1 hour 35 minutes
    • Color
      • Color
    • Sound mix
      • Stereo
    • Aspect ratio
      • 1.33 : 1

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