Lucky You (2007)

Director:

Curtis Hanson

Writers (WGA):

Eric Roth (screenplay) &
Curtis Hanson (screenplay) ...

Release Date:

4 May 2007 (USA)

Genre:

Comedy | Drama | Romance | Sport

Tagline:

Change your game. Change your life.

Plot:

A hotshot poker player tries to win a tournament in Vegas, but is fighting a losing battle with his personal problems.

Plot Keywords:

Surprise After End Credits | Poker | Gambler | Las Vegas Nevada | Father Son Relationship

Awards:

1 nomination

US TV Schedule:

Sat. July 26

8:30 AM

MAX

Cast

Eric Bana	...	Huck Cheever
Drew Barrymore	...	Billie Offer
Robert Duvall	...	L. C. Cheever
Debra Messing	...	Suzanne Offer
Horatio Sanz	...	Ready Eddie
Charles Martin Smith	...	Roy Durucher
Danny Hoch	...	Bobby Basketball
Saverio Guerra	...	Lester
Phyllis Somerville	...	Pawnbroker
Joey Kern	...	Billie’s Admirer
Delaine Yates	...	Ginger
Mykel Shannon Jenkins	...	Gary
Robert Downey Jr.	...	Telephone Jack
Kenny Cau	...	Chinese Restaurant Waiter
Kelvin Han Yee	...	Chico Banh

MPAA:

Rated PG-13 for some language and sexual humor.

Runtime:

124 min

Country:

USA | Australia

Language:

English

Colour:

Colour

Aspect Ratio:

2.35 : 1

Sound Mix:

Dolby Digital

Certification:

Netherlands:6 | Australia:PG | USA:PG-13 | Singapore:PG | Argentina:13 | Germany:6 | Ireland:12A | UK:PG

Filming Locations:

Las Vegas, Nevada, USA

Company:

Lucky You Pictures Inc.

Trivia:

Was initially scheduled for a release date of September 8, 2006. It was then pushed back to March 16, 2007. It was pushed back once more, before finally being released on May 4, 2007. Several posters were already made up for the film that still had it's original release date of September 8, 2006 on it.

Goofs:

Continuity: At the beginning of the final scene in Dino's parking lot, the wide shot shows a car backing onto the street. In the next frame (narrow shot), the car has disappeared.

Quotes:

Huck Cheever: I got a seat in the World Series.
Billie Offer: You came all the way here to tell me that?
Huck Cheever: You're the only person I wanted to tell.

Movie Connections:

Referenced in I Am Legend (2007)

Soundtrack:

Dance Me to the End of Love

Worth a look, especially for Bana fans, of which there are scads

Huck (Eric Bana) is a professional poker player on a losing streak. His near empty house in Las Vegas also sports a pool with no water. As he is pawning a camera and his mother's wedding ring, he is hoping for his luck to change. In truth, he is a great player but does not know when to walk away from a table or a bet. One night, after leaving the gambling establishments, he goes to a local watering hole and meets a nice looking lady named Billie (Drew Barrymore). As she is being pestered by a loser, Huck comes to rescue her from his attentions. They make a connection. However, Billie's sister (Debra Messing) persuades her sibling to walk away, saying she knows Huck well and that he is all hustle and no commitment. Yet, Huck persists and convinces Billie to go on a date After a lovely evening and night together, Huck promptly takes money from Billie's wallet to take to the gaming tables. Ouch. Oh, and Huck's father (Robert Duvall), a prize winning poker player, is back in town to compete in the high stakes games. Will Huck win big? And, will Billie ever speak to him again? This is a good movie with a few flaws. It has a somewhat slow pace and also suffers from some incredulity as far as Huck's poverty despite his obvious great talent for cards. Nevertheless, Bana is certainly a large part of why the film is so worthwhile, as his Huck is a very charismatic person, indeed. Barrymore is probably miscast as Billie, although that is not to say she performs badly, just nondescriptly, as the role does not call for a display of her comic abilities. Then, too, someone decided to give her the hair styles of a bowling alley queen and the costumes of a dork. On the other hand, and surprisingly, the Las Vegas setting looks gorgeous, even away from the sparkling lights. If you like Bana, and who the heck doesn't, you will not want to miss a showing of this movie. Anyone with a hankering for high-stakes poker will be perfectly enthralled as well.