Deal (2008/I)

Director:

Gil Cates Jr.

Writers:

Gil Cates Jr. (writer)
Mark Weinstock (writer)

Release Date:

12 June 2008 (Germany)

Genre:

Drama

Tagline:

Soms komt er van gestolen goed, wel iets goeds!

Plot:

As an ex-gambler teaches a hot-shot college kid some things about playing cards, he finds himself pulled into the world series of poker, where his protégé is his toughest competition. |

Plot Keywords:

Poker | Poker Tournament | Husband Wife Relationship | Mentor | Poker Player

Awards:

1 nomination

US TV Schedule:

Sat. Jan. 9

8:00 PM

SHOW

Cast

Burt Reynolds	...	Tommy Vinson
Bret Harrison	...	Alex Stillman
Shannon Elizabeth	...	Michelle
Maria Mason	...	Helen Vinson
Gary Grubbs	...	Mr. Stillman
Caroline McKinley	...	Mrs. Stillman
Charles Durning	...	Charlie Adler
Brandon Olive	...	Ben Thomas
Jennifer Tilly	...	Karen 'Razor' Jones
Jon Eyez	...	Mike 'Double Diamond' Jackson (as Jon 'JT' Eyes)
J.D. Evermore	...	Tex Button
Mike Sexton	...	Himself (as Michael Sexton)
Vincent Van Patten	...	Himself
Phil Laak	...	Himself
Antonio Esfandiari	...	Himself

MPAA:

Rated PG-13 for language, sexual content and brief drug use.

Runtime:

USA:86 min

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Colour:

Colour

Certification:

USA:PG-13 (certificate #43848) | Australia:M | Singapore:PG | UK:12 | Italy:T

Filming Locations:

Jefferson Parish, Louisiana, USA

Company:

Seven Arts Pictures

Trivia:

For the film's climax, the "World Poker Tour" (2003) set was shipped to New Orleans for filming.

Goofs:

Factual errors: During the WPT Championship tournament sequence, when play gets to 9-handed, the remaining players are split between two tables. This is never the case in the WPT final. When the tournament gets down to 10-players, all ten are combined to one final table, not two tables as shown in the film.

Movie Connections:

References "World Poker Tour" (2003)

Soundtrack:

Fool Me Again

A waste of time

This is not in any way, shape, or form, a good film. It is your typical run of the mill story only played much worse than normal. I guess it's nice that they got a few real poker players in this, but that's all that is worth mentioning. It's already been said, but Shannon Elizabeth is in it for about 5 minutes and then they just do away with her character completely. Burt Reynolds is grabbing another paycheck and the main character is not at all convincing. If he is supposed to be that good, how come everyone knew what he had at the end. This movie is just weak, i wouldn't waste your time. Go ahead and rent Rounders or even Lucky You if you want a better poker film.