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Hard Times (1975)

Posted on November 28, 2021 by Jon Watches Movies

Director: Walter Hill Writers: Walter Hill and Bryan Gindoff & Bruce Henstell (Story by Bryan Gindoff & Bruce Henstell

Posted in Crime, Drama, Sports | Tagged 1930s, 1975, bare knuckle, barry de vorzon, barry devorzon, bet, boxer, boxing, bruce henstell, bryan gindoff, charles bronson, crime, depression era, drama, fight, fighter, fighting, gambling, great depression, hard times, james coburn, jill ireland, lawrence gordon, louisiana, m.c. gainey, new orleans, philip h. lathrop, philip lathrop, prize fighter, roger spottiswoode, sport, sports, street fighter, strother martin, walter hill | Leave a comment

The Gambler (1974)

Posted on May 25, 2021 by Jon Watches Movies

Director: Karel Reisz Director: James Toback Movies about gambling addicts stress me out and this one was no different!

Posted in Crime, Drama | Tagged 1974, addict, addiction, basketball, bet, betting, bookie, burt young, casino, college, debt, gamble, gambler, gambling, irwin winkler, james caan, james toback, james woods, jerry fielding, karel reisz, las vegas, lauren hutton, m. emmet walsh, money, nevada, new york, new york city, nyc, paul sorvino, professor, robert chartoff, roger spottifwoode, sports, the gambler, vice, victor j. kemper | Leave a comment

Poolhall Junkies (2002)

Posted on December 10, 2014 by Jon Watches Movies

Director: Mars Callahan Writers: Mars Callahan and Chris Corso Obnoxious poorly directed garbage that seems to have be been made by witless people who watched Swingers and Reservoir Dogs too many times

Posted in Comedy, Crime, Drama, Sports, Thriller | Tagged bet, chazz palminteri, chris corso, christopher walken, comedy, crime, drama, hustle, hustler, mars callahan, michael rosenbaum, money, pool, poolhall junkies, ricky schroder, rod steiger, sport, thriller | Leave a comment

Cheap Thrills (2014)

Posted on April 20, 2014 by Jon Watches Movies

Director: E.L. Katz Writers: David Chirchirillo & Trent Haaga

Posted in Comedy, Review, Thriller | Tagged 2014, amanda fuller, bar, bet, cheap thrills, cocaine, comedy, dare, dark comedy, David Chirchirillo, david koechner, drugs, drunk, e.l. katz, ethan embry, money, pat healy, sara paxton, thriller, Trent Haaga | Leave a comment

Hard Eight (1996)

Posted on January 9, 2014 by Jon Watches Movies

Director: Paul Thomas Anderson Writer: Paul Thomas Anderson

Posted in Crime, Drama, Review | Tagged 1996, bet, casino, crime, diner, drama, f. william parker, gamble, gambler, gambling, gwyneth paltrow, hard eight, hooker, hostage, hustler, john c. reilly, jon brion, kidnap, melora walters, murder, nevada, p.t. anderson, paul thomas anderson, philip baker hall, philip seymour hoffman, prostitute, reno, samuel l. jackson, sydney, waitress | Leave a comment

Space Jam (1996)

Posted on January 4, 2014 by Jon Watches Movies

Director: Joe Pytka Writers: Leo Benvenuti & Steve Rudnick and Timothy Harris & Herschel Weingrod The aliens have no idea who Michael Jordan is or what basketball is but towards the end they make a wager where if they win … Continue reading →

Posted in Animated, Comedy, Fantasy, Review, Science Fiction, Sports | Tagged 1996, ahmad rashad, alien, aliens, animated, animation, baseball, basketball, bet, bill murray, billy west, bugs bunny, cedric ceballos, charles barkley, comedy, daffy duck, dan castellaneta, danny devito, del harris, elmer fudd, foghorn leghorn, gold, herschel weingrod, ivan reitman, james newton howard, joe pytka, kidnap, larry bird, larry johnson, leo benvenuti, lola, looney tunes, marvin the martian, mel blanc, michael jordan, moron mountain, muggsy bogues, patricia heaton, patrick ewing, pepe le pew, porky pig, shawn bradley, space, space jam, sports, steve rudnick, sylvester, sylvester the cat, taz, tazmanian devil, theme park, theresa randle, thom barry, timothy harris, tweety, tweety bird, wager, warner bros., warner brothers, wayne knight, yosemite sam | Leave a comment

Trading Places (1983)

Posted on December 27, 2013 by Jon Watches Movies

Director: John Landis Writers: Timothy Harris & Herschel Weingrod

Posted in Comedy, Review | Tagged 1983, bet, broker, christmas, comedy, con artist, contest, dan aykroyd, eddie murphy, herschel weingrod, holiday, investor, john landis, millionaire, new york, new york city, nyc, poor, rich, timothy harris, trading places, wager, winter | Leave a comment

Silver Linings Playbook (2012)

Posted on December 9, 2013 by Jon Watches Movies

Director: David O. Russell Writer: David O. Russell (Based on the novel by Matthew Quick)

Posted in Comedy, Drama, Review, Romance | Tagged 2012, affair, anupam kher, bet, bipolar, bookie, bradley cooper, brea bee, chris tucker, christmas, comedy, competition, contest, dance, danny elfman, dash mihok, david o russell, doctor, drama, eagles, football, gambling, jacki weaver, jennifer lawrence, john ortiz, julia stiles, love, marriage, matthew quick, mental health, mental institution, philadelphia, philadelphia eagles, restraining order, robert de niro, romance, romantic comedy, shea whigham, silver linings playbook, sports | Leave a comment

She’s All That (1999)

Posted on August 3, 2013 by Jon Watches Movies

Director: Robert Iscove Writer: R. Lee Flemng Jr.

Posted in Comedy, Romance | Tagged 1999, anna paquin, art, artist, bet, clea duvall, comedy, dule hill, freddie prinze jr., gabrielle union, high school, jock, jodi lyn o'keefe, kevin pollak, kieran culkin, kimberly jones, lil kim, makeover, matthew lillard, party, paul walker, prom, prom king, prom queen, r. lee fleming jr., rachael leigh cook, real world, robert iscove, romance, romantic comedy, she's all that, the real world, usher, usher raymond | Leave a comment

Dirty Rotten Scoundrels (1988)

Posted on July 12, 2013 by Jon Watches Movies

Director: Frank Oz Writers: Dale Launer and Stanley Shapiro & Paul Henning I had never seen this movie before. A great pairing! I like the con man genre and this was a good comedic take. Martin and Caine play con … Continue reading →

Posted in Comedy | Tagged 1988, bet, comedy, con man, con men, confidence man, dale launer, dirty rotten scoundrels, france, frank oz, french, glenne headly, ian mcdiarmid, michael caine, Paul Henning, playboy, soap, Stanley Shapiro, steve martin, wager | Leave a comment

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