After suffering a career-ending knee injury, a former college football star aligns himself with one of the most renowned touts in the sports-gambling business.After suffering a career-ending knee injury, a former college football star aligns himself with one of the most renowned touts in the sports-gambling business.After suffering a career-ending knee injury, a former college football star aligns himself with one of the most renowned touts in the sports-gambling business.
- Awards
- 2 nominations
- Herbie
- (as Gerrard Plunkett)
- Director
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Storyline
Did you know
- TriviaBased on the true story of Brandon Lang. The real Lang is in a scene greeting Matthew McConaughey.
- GoofsWhen they go to "Puerto Rico" to meet the multi millionaire gambler at his palatial digs it is in fact a waterfront home in West Vancouver, Canada as you can tell by the Coast Mountains and a BC Ferry going by in the background.
- Quotes
Walter Abrams: I will match my dysfunctional childhood and Tony's against yours, any day of the week.
Walter Abrams: My father,five foot,arms like this... he had a cock like a Hebrew National.
Walter Abrams: I even looked at him the wrong way... he smacked across the room like Jake LaMotta
Walter Abrams: By the time i was five,he yelled at me so much,i thought my name was Asshole.
- Crazy creditsInspired by a true story
- ConnectionsFeatured in WatchMojo: Top 10 Gambling Movies (2014)
- SoundtracksSave Me (Wake Up Call)
Written by Scott Russo, Linda Perry and Aimee Allen
Performed by Unwritten Law
Courtesy of Lava Records LLC
By Arrangement with Warner Music Group Film & TV Licensing
I can't think of a way that this could have been made without Pacino. Sure, Matthew McConaughey and Rene Russo gave convincing performances, but Pacino makes you feel sorry for the miserable, empty shell of a man he is.
The plot was amazingly intricate and well carried, but (once again) without Pacino it would not have been delivered nearly as well. I think that they should have found a way to include a small explanation as to how sports betting works, so the fans who came in just to see Pacino would be able to understand how it works. Also, at times the movie just dragged on and on and on...
I still think that Al Pacino is that movie. Pacino really extends himself the way he always does to keep the movie alive and moving. His character was one of the most miserable men I have ever seen, and while i hated him, I still identified a small part of myself with him, and that is the sign of a truly great actor.
7/10
- matthew-910
- Mar 24, 2006
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- For the Money
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Box office
- Budget
- $35,000,000 (estimated)
- Gross US & Canada
- $22,991,379
- Opening weekend US & Canada
- $8,703,240
- Oct 9, 2005
- Gross worldwide
- $30,526,509
- Runtime2 hours 2 minutes
- Color
- Sound mix
- Aspect ratio
- 2.35 : 1