Summaries

After scams at horse races and making lots of money, 3 young people split. 20 years later, one of them, a drunk, creates chaos with photos from back then.

As youths in Azusa, Vinnie, Carter, and Rosie pull off a racing scam, substituting winners for plodders and winning big bucks on long odds. When an official uncovers the scam, they set him up for blackmail. Jump ahead twenty years, Carter and Rosie are married, successful racers in Kentucky about to sell their prize stallion, Simpatico. Vinnie is a drunk in Pomona. Vinnie decides to make a play for Rosie, lures Carter to California, steals his wallet and heads for Kentucky with the original blackmail material. Carter begs Vinnie's friend, a grocery clerk named Cecilia, to follow Vinnie and get the stuff back that he has in a box. Will she succeed?—<[email protected]>

Details

Keywords
  • blackmail
  • kentucky
  • scam
  • volkswagen beetle
  • woman smoker
Genres
  • Comedy
  • Crime
  • Drama
Release date Jan 27, 2000
Motion Picture Rating (MPA) R
Countries of origin United States United Kingdom France
Official sites Fine Line
Language English
Filming locations Santa Clarita, California, USA
Production companies Canal+ Emotion Pictures Zeal Pictures

Box office

Budget $10000000
Gross US & Canada $929606
Gross worldwide $1281813

Tech specs

Runtime 1h 46m
Color Color
Sound mix Dolby SR DTS Dolby Digital
Aspect ratio 1.85 : 1

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