Going for Broke

TV Movie
2003
1h 26m

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Delta Burke and Gerald McRaney in Going for Broke (2003)

A woman becomes a compulsive gambler and eventually loses everything.A woman becomes a compulsive gambler and eventually loses everything.A woman becomes a compulsive gambler and eventually loses everything.

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6.0/10

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- 1 nomination

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Delta Burke

Laura Bancroft

Elliot Page

Jennifer Bancroft
(as Ellen Page)

Matthew Harbour

Tommy Bancroft

Patricia Gage

Lois

Joyce Gordon

Bella

Francis X. McCarthy

Brad Bradford
(as Francis-Xavier McCarthy)

Mary Donnelly Haskell

Martine Miller
(as Mary Donnelly-Haskell)

Gerald McRaney

Jim Bancroft

Spiro Malandrakis

Conner
(as Spiro Maland)

Lisa Bronwyn Moore

Ms. Jenkins

Gillian Ferrabee

Principal

Raymond Stone

Judge

Richard Jutras

Mr. Dowling

Alan Fawcett

Davenport

Susan Almgren

Mrs. Meyers

Marie-Marguerite Sabongui

Shari
(as Marie-Marguerite Sabongul)

Norris Domingue

Grandpa Frank

Cecile Cristobal

Cindy

Director
- Graeme Campbell
Writer
- Deborah Serra
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Trivia
This movie is based on a true incident, which resulted in all Nevada casinos being required by law to post the telephone number for GA (that is, Gamblers Anonymous), should any of their patrons need it.

Quotes
Bella: [on gambling] There's two kinds of problems: the kind you run FROM, and the kind you run TO. Make sure you know which is which.

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ONE OF THE BEST TV FILMS EVER MADE POWERFUL AND UNFORGETTABLE!

Lifetime television certainly continues its noble profession of making top-knotch tv films with Going For Broke. Before I watched it, I thought that it was going to be a typical "disease of the week" tv film, but no! This is filmaking at its very best. Its powerful, chilling and unforgettable. Real-life husband and wife Gerald McRaney and Delta Burke have the same chemistry as Tracy and Hepburn I believe. I just could not believe how foolish Delta's character was as she became addicted to gambling and just threw EVERYTHING!! away. Her loving husband, her wonderful, caring kids and her entire life for gambling. How could one person be so foolish. Her mother confronts her at the end and says "You threw it all away! I thought I raised you better! I do not know weather to hug you or slap you!" Watching her character is like watching a car going towards a brick wall at 100mph! I know this may sound very strange, but the fact this film does not have a happy end where everyone hugs and kisses and poops their pants, makes it better, it makes it more real to life and hard hitting.