20 Jan 2003
Bookies
Four college friends become small-time bookies, only to find their world spinning dangerously out of control when their greed attracts the attention of organized crime.
Let It Ride
Everyone in the world deserves a day like this.
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.
Top Billed Cast
Richard Dreyfuss Jay Trotter
David Johansen Looney
Teri Garr Pam
Jennifer Tilly Vicki
Allen Garfield Greenberg
Edward Walsh Marty (as Ed Walsh)
Richard Edson Johnny Casino
David Schramm Lufkin
John Roselius Reardon
Joseph Walsh Vibes
Ralph Seymour Sid
Cynthia Nixon Evangeline
Richard Dimitri Tony Cheeseburger
Robert Towers Mickey Jax
Michelle Phillips Mrs. Davis
Robbie Coltrane Ticket Seller
Tony Longo Simpson
Mary Woronov Quinella
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