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A nosy cab driver gets a hot tip on a race horse and wins big, but he can't seem to stop gambling. Will he go broke or walk home with a pretty penny?A nosy cab driver gets a hot tip on a race horse and wins big, but he can't seem to stop gambling. Will he go broke or walk home with a pretty penny?A nosy cab driver gets a hot tip on a race horse and wins big, but he can't seem to stop gambling. Will he go broke or walk home with a pretty penny?
Edward Walsh
- Marty
- (as Ed Walsh)
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Did you know
- TriviaIn the film's promotional featurette, actress Jennifer Tilly outlines how in the movie's original script, it called for her character's breasts to pop out in one scene at the race-track during all the excitement of the cheering and rooting for the racing horses. In the end, this does not occur in the finished film, Tilly having suggested that they shouldn't, but they do wobble and jiggle and bounce and significantly project outwards during the particular shot, which is also shown in the promo short.
- GoofsWhen Trotter makes the big bet on the last race, we see the odds drop from 40-1 to 8-1. A bet that size would have increased the odds on every other entry the moment it was bet, but none of the other numbers change.
- ConnectionsEdited into Numb3rs: Longshot (2006)
- SoundtracksCastígala
Written and Performed by Willy Chirino
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perfect comedy
All I can pretty much do is conquer with what everyone else said. This is an extremely underrated, hardly known, right on the money racetrack pic. Dreyfuss (playing a guy named "Trotter") is a gambling obsessed cabbie who's been waiting forever for that one perfect day at the track. He gets a tip from his buddy Looney (crack up Johanssen) and the two head off to bet on the doctored up horse. Dreyfuss wins 710 dollars which kicks off an incredible run of luck over the day, but the real core of the film is the truckload of laughs to be found. Literally every one of the oddball characters has a great scene and contributes largely. From the other losers at the bar across from the track to the snobs in the Jockey Club, I loved everybody. A real treat is the rapport between Dreyfuss and Johanssen, who are great as the wiser bettor and the dopey friend. And I couldnt believe the suspense I felt during the final race, there was a tremendous amount of genuine tension. Great score, too, capturing both the upbeat and dramatic moments. Dreyfuss best film.
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- mcfly-31
- Jul 20, 1999
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- Release date
- Country of origin
- Language
- Also known as
- Alles auf Sieg
- Filming locations
- Hialeah Park - 2200 E. 4th Avenue, Hialeah, Florida, USA(track scenes filmed at)
- Production companies
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Box office
- Budget
- $18,000,000 (estimated)
- Gross US & Canada
- $4,973,285
- Opening weekend US & Canada
- $1,925,049
- Aug 20, 1989
- Gross worldwide
- $4,973,285
- Runtime1 hour 30 minutes
- Color
- Sound mix
- Aspect ratio
- 1.85 : 1
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