Movie Description Gambling man Trotter (Dreyfus) has promised his wife Pam (Teri Garr) that he's given up betting at the track. But when he gets a tip on a sure thing the following weekend, he's sure he can't lose. He wins on a fifty dollar bet, and turns his winnings into a full day of ups and downs with his buddy Looney (David 'Buster Poindexter' Johansen). Director Pytka was previously known as the man behind several successful beer commercials.
| Credits | | Cast: | Allen Garfield, Richard Edson |
| Details | | Sound: | HiFi Sound, Stereo Sound |
Notes Color by Technicolor.
The screenplay was actually written by Nancy Dowd, who used "Ernest Morton" as a pseudonym.
Editorial Reviews "...In addition to its non-stop hilarity, it has a feel-good, send-'em-home happy quality that has become one of the rarest of screen commodities..." Los Angeles Times - Kevin Thomas (08/21/1989)
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