Released Year: 2000
Directed by Nora Ephron
Casted by:
John Travolta as Russ Richards
Lisa Kudrow as Crystal Latroy
Tim Roth as Gig
Ed O'Neill as Dick Simmons
Lisa Kudrow as Crystal Latroy
Tim Roth as Gig
Ed O'Neill as Dick Simmons
Story:
Russ Richards, the weatherman for a Harrisburg, Pennsylvania television station, is revered as a local celebrity by his viewers, and fame affords him such perks as a reserved parking spot and his own booth at Denny's, where an omelet bears his name. His eternally optimistic demeanor conceals the fact his snowmobile dealership is on the verge of bankruptcy due to an unusually warm winter.
His friend Gig, a shady strip club owner, suggests an insurance scam will free Russ of his financial problems, but when the scheme fails to pay off, Russ finds himself even deeper in debt and the target of a hitman named Dale. Gig then proposes Russ rig the Pennsylvania Lottery with the help of his amoral girlfriend Crystal Latroy, a ditzy model who pulls and announces the winning numbers on television, and her oddball cousin Walter, who will pose as the owner of the lucky ticket.
Their plan works, but before the $6.4 million jackpot can be claimed, everything begins to unravel. Sleazy station manager Dick Simmons, who also is sleeping with Crystal, tries to blackmail her and Russ when he discovers what they have done, and others who have uncovered what appears to be the worst kept secret in town demand their share as well. Mayhem and murder ensue, prompting lazy detectives Lakewood and Chambers to initiate an investigation they hope will not be too taxing.
His friend Gig, a shady strip club owner, suggests an insurance scam will free Russ of his financial problems, but when the scheme fails to pay off, Russ finds himself even deeper in debt and the target of a hitman named Dale. Gig then proposes Russ rig the Pennsylvania Lottery with the help of his amoral girlfriend Crystal Latroy, a ditzy model who pulls and announces the winning numbers on television, and her oddball cousin Walter, who will pose as the owner of the lucky ticket.
Their plan works, but before the $6.4 million jackpot can be claimed, everything begins to unravel. Sleazy station manager Dick Simmons, who also is sleeping with Crystal, tries to blackmail her and Russ when he discovers what they have done, and others who have uncovered what appears to be the worst kept secret in town demand their share as well. Mayhem and murder ensue, prompting lazy detectives Lakewood and Chambers to initiate an investigation they hope will not be too taxing.
L² Scored: 6/10
L² Comment:
L² Comment:
Ok, even though they call this a comedy film, but i'm not gonna agree with them. So instead of comedy, i define it as a crime film even though Lisa Kudrow is in it. The whole story is about how Travolta try to cheat the lottery company with the help of Kudrow. After that they has been betraying each other and murder those who know about it.
Lisa Kudrow of course was in her fittest moment during 2000 because she was in "Friends" sitcom; Travolta in another hand look fat and ugly. I don't know why he wanna portrait as a womanizer, but i don't even find him good looking at all~
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