The read
A Balasaur Score of 54 out of 100, drawn from IMDb 5.9/10, Rotten Tomatoes 50%, Metacritic 48/100. Most of the 1,345 1980s drama movies in this catalog score higher. Streaming on Tubi.
Synopsis
It is 1957. J.C. Cullen is a young man from a small town, with a talent for winning at craps, who leaves for the big city to work as a professional gambler. While there, he breaks the bank at a private craps game at the Gem Club, owned by George Cole, and falls in love with two women, one of them Cole's wife.
Ratings
IMDb5.9/10
Rotten Tomatoes50%
Metacritic48/100
60 audience votes
Key crew
- Ben BoltDirector
- Robert Roy PoolScreenplay
Cast
- Matt DillonJ.C. Cullen
- Diane LaneLorry Dane
- Tommy Lee JonesGeorge Cole
- Bruce DernM. Edwards
- Lee GrantFerguson Edwards
- Tom SkerrittPhil Carpenter
- Suzy AmisAggie Donaldson
- David Marshall GrantSonny Binkley
- Don FrancksCarl Hooker
- Del CloseDeacon Daniels
- Meg HogarthDorothy Cullen
- Cherry JonesGinger McDonald
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