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Lay the Favorite

  • 2012
  • R
  • 1h 34m
IMDb RATING
4.9/10
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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ComedyDramaRomance

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.

  • Director
    • Stephen Frears
  • Writers
    • D.V. DeVincentis
    • Beth Raymer
  • Stars
    • Rebecca Hall
    • Bruce Willis
    • Vince Vaughn
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  • IMDb RATING
    4.9/10
    12K
    YOUR RATING
    • Director
      • Stephen Frears
    • Writers
      • D.V. DeVincentis
      • Beth Raymer
    • Stars
      • Rebecca Hall
      • Bruce Willis
      • Vince Vaughn
    • 49User reviews
    • 115Critic reviews
    • 38Metascore
  • See production info at IMDbPro
    • Awards
      • 1 nomination total

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    Photos61

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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
    • 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
      • Beth Raymer
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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

    Featured review
    8/10

    A 100% fun movie that is like a comedy version of Two For The Money. The kind of movie you can watch over and over. I say A-

    "When you put your money down you can not pick and choose what bets count, cause all of your bets are yours. All of them, win or lose." Beth (Hall) is a small town girl who's dream is to be a cocktail waitress in Las Vegas. After moving there she gets a job in sports betting with Dink (Willis). When she turns out to be a genius at it everyone is impressed, especially the temperamental Dink who thinks he has the perfect assistant. There are some movies that are important and should be seen to change things. There are others that are huge effects movies that are fun to watch but have no real substance. Then there are movies like this, extremely entertaining and fun from beginning to end. The cast is great and the plot is good. The best way to describe the movie is more of a comedy version of Two For The Money. Overall, there really is nothing else to say other then this movie is just 100% fun from beginning to end. I recommend this as a movie you can just put in and not think about. A movie you can watch over and over. I surprisingly give it an A-.
    • cosmo_tiger
    • Feb 27, 2013
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    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
      • Lady Vegas
    • Filming locations
      • Caesars Palace - 3570 Las Vegas Boulevard South, Las Vegas, Nevada, USA(location)
    • Production companies
      • Emmett/Furla Oasis 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

    Tech 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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