Summaries

A university teacher recruits 3 bright students to learn the art of card counting and makes them play, and win, for him.

One deadbeat teacher discovers that three of his students are great math wizzes and decides to teach them how to count cards and make lots of money. As they learn how to play the casinos, things get tricky when the debt owing teacher informs them that their front man wants restitution for loses (of supposed $500,000 Canadian) in about a weeks time. The three students decide to hit all the major casinos in Ontario and Quebec until discovered. Will they make the money needed? Or will they suffer the concequences?—Luc Ippersiel

Details

Keywords
  • casino
  • caper
  • card counting
  • scheme
  • blackjack
Genres
  • Comedy
  • Drama
Release date Jun 25, 2004
Countries of origin Canada
Official sites X8 Club
Language English None
Filming locations Montréal, Québec, Canada
Production companies Astral Films Corus Entertainment Cité-Amérique Cinèma Télévision Inc.

Box office

Budget $5000000

Tech specs

Runtime 1h 32m
Color Color
Aspect ratio 1.85 : 1

Synopsis

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