The read
Audiences rate it 16 points higher than critics do.
Synopsis
An investigative journalist gets hooked on the subject of his exposé, organized gambling.
Ratings
IMDb4.1/10
Rotten Tomatoes14%
Metacritic25/100
Audiences rate it 16 points higher than critics do.
9 audience votes
Key crew
- Richard BrooksWriter
- Richard BrooksDirector
- Thomas DolbyOriginal Music Composer
Cast
- Ryan O'NealTaggart
- Catherine HicksFlo
- Giancarlo GianniniCharley
- Bridgette AndersenAmy
- Chad EverettDutchman
- John SaxonSports Editor
- Hank GreenspunVegas Sun Publisher
- William SmithPanama Hat
- Keith HefnerSweeney
- Rafael CamposRafael
- Patrick CassidySoldier
- Cherie MichanRose O'Sharon
Stills
Themes
casinogambling debtjournalismcompulsive gamblingwidowersingle fatherhorse trackluckloan sharkexposécasino ownersports writer