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Russ Richards John Travolta the weatherman for a Harrisburg Pennsylvania television station is revered as a local celebrity by his viewers and. Their plan becomes a comedy of errors when Crystal gets her stupid cousin Walter to buy the ticket.

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Another movie that addressed the same topic is It Could Happen To You.

. The characters are unlikable to the point where you dont care what happens to them and Ephron condescends to the material On. Lucky Numbers 2000 Directed by Nora Ephron. With John Travolta Lisa Kudrow Tim Roth Ed ONeill.

This movie is also based on a true story and involves a cash strapped cop splitting his lottery winnings with his favorite waitress at a restaurant he regularly frequented. While they do initially win the lottery this way a series of unfortunate events means they dont actually get the movie. Of course Walter who wants to use part of his 20000 for his church and part of it to open an adult book store decides that he wants more money.

Lucky Numbers earned negative reviews from critics. In this case those lucky numbers were 7 9 16 22 27 and 70. She gets terrific performances from a first-rate cast especially Bill Pullman as a lazy police officer.

Lucky Numbers is a 2000 black comedy film directed by Nora Ephron. The Daily News ran this story on its November 23 1999 front page. True Romance Bill Pullman Independence Day and believe it or not documentary filmmaker Michael Moore Bowling For.

Desperate to escape financial ruin he schemes with Crystal Lisa Kudrow the. Browse discover thousands of brands. Standing in the middle of Route 11 in Mechanicsburg John Travolta and Tim Roth at right film a scene from the movie Lucky Numbers on Nov.

The film tells the story of. Russ Richards John Travolta is a TV weatherman and local celebrity on the verge of losing his shirt. Director Nora Ephron best known for writing and directing sparkly romantic comedies like Sleepless in Seattle goes for a darker kind of comedy in LUCKY NUMBERS.

Travolta was in town to shoot the film Lucky Numbers a Nora Ephron. In this movie the lucky numbers were 6 12 16 27 48 and 64. Hes living the good life.

Lucky Numbers is based on the true story of a Pittsburgh weatherman rigging the PA state lottery in 1980. The screenplay by Adam Resnick was inspired by the 1980 Pennsylvania Lottery scandal. Thats only a good bet if theyre directing material similar to something theyve done well with in the past.

A young mans life is on a losing streak until he gets the old cell number of a major basketball star nicknamed The Saint and starts using it to get VIP access to A List parties. Nora Ephrons attempt at dark comedy is an uneven product both in terms of the direction and the acting. Based on a true story an aspiring New York City sportscasters life is on the slow track until he serendipitously.

The film based on a 63 million budget only grossed 10890222. Starring John Travolta Lisa Kudrow Tim Roth Ed ONeil Richard Schiff Bill Pullman Michael Rapaport Michael Moore. On Rotten Tomatoes it has a rating of 23 based on 97 reviews.

Directed by Nora Ephron. With Tom Pelphrey Natalie Hall Method Man Malcolm Goodwin. Isaac Hayes is the films narrator and also plays a.

A young mans life is on a losing streak until he gets the old cell number of a major basketball star nicknamed The Saint and starts using it to get VIP access to A List parties. It is the only film Ephron directed without also writing the screenplay. Russ and Crystal behave like people who know for sure that they were meant to.

Until his idol finds out. This was not an Ephron-esque script so. A television weatherman scams a local lottery.

Hes living the good life. Read customer reviews find best sellers. Until his idol finds out.

The sites consensus states. Directed by Brendan Gabriel Murphy. It may seem like fiction but this movie was based on a true story.

Crystal and Walter fight and when Walter has a terrible asthmatic attack Crystal deprives. It Could Happen to You is a 1994 American romantic comedy-drama film starring Nicolas Cage and Bridget FondaIn a plot inspired by a real-life news story a New York City police officer Cage who is short on cash and unable to tip his waitress Fonda half-jokingly offers to share his winnings if he happens to win the lottery. Meanwhile the movie based on Sebolds.

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