The read
Audiences rate it 35 points higher than critics do. It runs a compact 1h 30m.
Synopsis
An average kind of guy who has a slight problem with gambling goes to the track, and mystically, it seems as though he can't lose, no matter how he bets; and he has an incredible day.
Ratings
IMDb6.8/10
Rotten Tomatoes30%
Metacritic33/100
Audiences rate it 35 points higher than critics do.
103 audience votes
Key crew
- Joe PytkaDirector
- Nancy DowdScreenplay
- Giorgio MoroderOriginal Music Composer
Cast
- Richard DreyfussJay Trotter
- David JohansenLooney
- Teri GarrPam
- Jennifer TillyVicki
- Allen GarfieldGreenberg
- Edward WalshMarty (as Ed Walsh)
- Richard EdsonJohnny Casino
- David SchrammLufkin
- John RoseliusReardon
- Joseph WalshVibes
- Ralph SeymourSid
- Cynthia NixonEvangeline
Stills
Themes
gamblinghorseguardcompulsive gamblinghorse racingblood donationluck