Summaries

A just-paroled ex-cop and his soon-to-be-ex-wife wander into a Las Vegas casino, become suspects in a robbery, and take a gamble with their lives.

In Las Vegas for a quicky divorce, a just-paroled ex-cop and his wife wander into the Top of the World Casino, run by the shady Charles Atlas. They win big, right as the casino is being robbed. The police believe their big win was a staged diversion, and the two of them become suspects. Over the course of the evening and next morning, the two attempt to escape to surrounded casino, and to prove their innocence, as well as to save their marriage.—Jason A. Cormier <[email protected]>

An ex-cop (Weller) who has just been released from prison where he was sent for absconding with $4000 from the police pension fund gets taken by his wife (Carrere) to Vegas for a divorce. Waiting for her outside a casino where his parole forbids him to enter, he hands a casino hostess money to stick in the slots where he hits a $450,000 jackpot. Meanwhile a gang plots the robbery of the casino which puts the ex-cop in the center. In trying to clear his name, he discovers that the casino owner (Hopper) and his assistant (Pantoliano) actually have plotted the theft.—John Sacksteder <[email protected]>

Details

Keywords
  • bound and gagged
  • las vegas nevada
  • woman bound and gagged
  • quickie divorce
  • parolee
Genres
  • Action
  • Thriller
Release date Jul 15, 1998
Motion Picture Rating (MPA) R
Countries of origin United States
Language English
Filming locations Hoover Dam, Arizona-Nevada Border, USA
Production companies Millennium Films

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Tech specs

Runtime 1h 40m
Color Color
Sound mix Dolby Digital
Aspect ratio 1.85 : 1

Synopsis

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