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| John Travolta | ... | ||
| Lisa Kudrow | ... | ||
| Tim Roth | ... | ||
| Ed O'Neill | ... | ||
| Michael Rapaport | ... | ||
| Daryl Mitchell | ... |
Det. Chambers
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| Bill Pullman | ... | ||
| Richard Schiff | ... |
Jerry Green
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| Michael Moore | ... | ||
| Sam McMurray | ... |
Chief Troutman
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| Michael Weston | ... | ||
| Maria Bamford | ... |
Wendy the Waitress
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| Caroline Aaron | ... |
Nurse Sharpling
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| John F. O'Donohue | ... |
Bobby
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| Colin Mochrie | ... |
Jack
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Winter, 1988: Harrisburg PA's celebrity weatherman, Russ Richards, is broke: he's borrowed heavily to open a snowmobile dealership, and it's still unseasonably warm. Gig, his seedy pal, advises him to run an insurance scam; when it goes awry, Russ is out another $10,000 and in trouble with Dale, a bat-wielding thug. Gig convinces Russ to rig the state lottery with the help of Crystal, a gold-digging ditz with a heart of tin. They have to find a beard to buy the ticket, and then they have to cash it. Soon, murder and various double-crosses add to Russ's nightmare. A lazy cop zeroes in. Jail is closer than riches. Will Russ have to choose between his money and his life? Written by <[email protected]>
This movie desperately needed better screenplay and better ending to it.Fair black comedy though becouse of the great cast and the powers of Travolta and Kudrow.Unfairly cut down by many critics.It is worth a watch as long as you do not expect a classic which I'm sure most knowledgable movie goers will not.The director shoud have made it more underground and less mainstream given the style chosen to do this film.......