Summary:
Winter, 1988: Harrisburg PA's celebrity weatherman, Russ Richards, is broke: he's borrowed heavily to open a snowmobile dealership, and it's still unseasonably warm. Gig, his seedy pal, advises him to run an insurance scam; when it goes awry, Russ is out another $10,000 and in trouble with Dale, a bat-wielding thug. Gig convinces Russ to rig the state lottery with the help of Crystal, a gold-digging ditz with a heart of tin. They have to find a beard to buy the ticket, and then they have to cash it. Soon, murder and various double-crosses add to Russ's nightmare. A lazy cop zeroes in. Jail is closer than riches. Will Russ have to choose between his money and his life?
| Runtime: | 105 min |
|---|---|
| Rating: | Rated R for language, sexuality, some drug use and brief violence. |
| Production: | Paramount Pictures |
| Genres: | Comedy, Crime |
| Countries: | USA, France |
| Language: | English |
| Home Release Date: | Mar 20, 2001 |
| Director | Credit |
|---|---|
| Nora Ephron | Director |
| Writer | Credit |
|---|---|
| Adam Resnick | Written By |
| Principal Cast | Credit |
|---|---|
| John Travolta | Russ Richards |
| Lisa Kudrow | Crystal |
| Cast | Credit |
|---|---|
| Bill Pullman | Det. Pat Lakewood |
| Caroline Aaron | Nurse Sharpling |
| Colin Mochrie | Jack |
| Daryl Mitchell | Det. Chambers |
| Ed O'Neill | Dick Simmons |
| John F. O'Donohue | Bobby |
| Maria Bamford | Wendy The Waitress |
| Michael Moore | Walter |
| Michael Rapaport | Dale |
| Michael Weston | Larry |
| Richard Schiff | Jerry Green |
| Sam McMurray | Chief Troutman |
| Tim Roth | Gig |
| Producer | Credit |
|---|---|
| Andrew Lazar | Producer |
| Anson Downes | Associate Producer |
| Donald J. Lee Jr. | Co-Producer |
| G. Mac Brown | Executive Producer |
| Jody Hedien | Co-Producer |
| Jonathan D. Krane | Producer |
| Linda Favila | Associate Producer |
| Nora Ephron | Producer |
| Sean Daniel | Producer |
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