A hotshot poker player tries to win a tournament in Vegas, but is fighting a losing battle with his personal problems.A hotshot poker player tries to win a tournament in Vegas, but is fighting a losing battle with his personal problems.A hotshot poker player tries to win a tournament in Vegas, but is fighting a losing battle with his personal problems.
- Awards
- 2 nominations
Storyline
Did you know
- TriviaThe woman who plays against Huck Cheever (Eric Bana) for the spot on the World Series of Poker Tournament is Jennifer Harman, a real-life professional poker player, and the only woman to hold two bracelets in World Series Of Poker open events.
- GoofsIn the main event tournament bust out hand, when the son mucks his winning hand so that the father can win, this is an egregious violation of poker rules. He is effectively chip dumping. It may (depending on the rules in play at the time) have also violated the rule that in a tournament, when any player is all-in, all involved hands must be turned face up (to avoid chip dumping).
However, previously, the son had told the love interest that she was right, that he shouldn't have asked her to cheat, etc, which is exactly what he did in that situation - albeit cheating to lose, it's still cheating.
- Quotes
[from trailer]
L. C. Cheever: You got it backwards kid. You play cards the way you should lead your life. And you lead your life the way you should play cards.
- Crazy creditsAfter the credits there is a scene where Ready Eddie and Lester (the man with breast implants) argue over whether Lester actually spent an entire month in the bathroom or not. As the current month has thirty-one days and not just thirty. They soon begin to discuss whether the month of August has either thirty or thirty-one days, which soon leads them to a double-or-nothing wager over the fact.
- ConnectionsFeatured in Siskel & Ebert: The Condemned/Snow Cake/Waitress/Diggers (2007)
- SoundtracksLucky Town
Written and Performed by Bruce Springsteen
Courtesy of Columbia Records
By arrangement with Sony BMG Music Entertainment
Featured review
The very sympathetic character of Huck Cheever displays some of the worst compulsive gambler behavior. It's appropriate to the movie and is certainly exhibited by many people who gamble a lot. In fact, it might be the most realistic part of the movie. Unfortunately, the only thing that keeps spouses sane is not knowing
I'm a very frequent poker player and sports bettor, and I enjoyed the movie. But the less intimately acquainted my wife is with the pitfalls of gambling the better she'll sleep. Besides, all the Drew Barrymore scenes really seemed flat to me so it may not even be a very good date movie.
I'm a very frequent poker player and sports bettor, and I enjoyed the movie. But the less intimately acquainted my wife is with the pitfalls of gambling the better she'll sleep. Besides, all the Drew Barrymore scenes really seemed flat to me so it may not even be a very good date movie.
- david-2483
- May 13, 2007
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- Also known as
- Anh Chàng Số Đỏ
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Box office
- Budget
- $55,000,000 (estimated)
- Gross US & Canada
- $5,758,950
- Opening weekend US & Canada
- $2,710,445
- May 6, 2007
- Gross worldwide
- $8,461,686
- Runtime2 hours 4 minutes
- Color
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- Aspect ratio
- 2.35 : 1
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