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5.9/10
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A dice roller falls in love with a talented dancer who happens to be the wife to a gangster.A dice roller falls in love with a talented dancer who happens to be the wife to a gangster.A dice roller falls in love with a talented dancer who happens to be the wife to a gangster.
Alvaro D'Antonio
- Prager
- (as Mark Danton)
David James Elliott
- Cool Guy
- (as David Elliott)
- Directors
- Ben Bolt
- Harold Becker(uncredited)
- Writers
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- TriviaThe film's budget allowed $600 for Matt Dillon to learn to play craps in real games. To make sure the money lasted, a film crew member always bet against him for the same amount so their wins and losses cancelled out.
- GoofsAlthough the film is set in 1957, when J.C. Cullen (Matt Dillon) and Aggie Donaldson (Suzy Amis) get off the street car, there is a 1980s model Cadillac in the street behind them, followed by another late-model car.
- Quotes
George Cole: Cullen, you're gonna pay for this!
- SoundtracksHome of the Blues
Written by Johnny Cash, Glen Douglas and Lillie McAlpin
Performed by Johnny Cash
Courtesy of Sun Records Int.
By arrangement with Original Sound Entertainment
Featured review
A Very Underrated Film
The year is 1957 and in the small town of Rockport, Indiana a young man by the name of "J.C. Cullen" (Matt Dillon) dreams of making it big in Chicago by counting the odds and throwing dice. Even his mentor "Carl Hooker" (Don Francks) admits that he is the best craps shooter he has ever seen-and Hooker has seen some of the best. So with the encouragement of his good friend and a recommendation to a reputable sponsor by the name of "Ferguson Edwards" (Lee Grant) J.C. gets on the bus and heads out to the Windy City to try his luck. And it's here that he meets people who will make an indelible impression on him for the rest of his life. Now rather than reveal any more I will just say that I really liked this movie. Not only does it capture the timeframe rather well but it also included a solid cast with good performances by just about everybody involved with Diane Lane (as "Lorry Dane") and Tom Skerritt (as "Phil Carpenter") truly standing out. In short, I consider this to be an underrated picture and recommend it to viewers who might be interested in a film of this sort.
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Box office
- Gross US & Canada
- $1,733,017
- Opening weekend US & Canada
- $776,675
- Sep 27, 1987
- Gross worldwide
- $1,733,017
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