Main Cast: John Travolta, Lisa Kudrow, Tim Roth, Ed O'Neill, Michael Rapaport
Release Year: 2000
Country: US
Run Time: 105 minutes
MPAA Rating: R
Plot
While lots of people dream of winning the lottery, one man hatches a more ambitious plan than just buying a ticket and hoping for the best in this satiric comedy. Russ Richards (John Travolta), a weatherman on a local TV station in Harrisburg, Pennsylvania, sells snowmobiles on the side, but both careers are in a rut thanks to an unusually warm winter. Russ's girlfriend Crystal (Lisa Kudrow) appears on the State Lottery's weekly televised drawing, pulling the numbered balls out of the rotating bin. With the help of a few of his less scrupulous friends - among them sleazy strip joint proprietor Gig (Tim Roth), small time hood Dale The Thug (Michael Rappaport), and Crystal's sleazy cousin Walter (Michael Moore) - Russ figures out a way to rig the drawing and have Crystal pull numbers that they happen to own. However, Russ discovers that making the scheme work and keeping everyone quiet about it is more trouble than it's worth. The supporting cast includes Chris Kattan, Ed O'Neill, and Bill Pullman; Nora Ephron, who previously worked with Travolta on the comedy hit Michael, directed. ~ Mark Deming, All Movie Guide
Thomas Fichter - Art Director, James F. Truesdale - Art Director, Anson Downes - Associate Producer, Linda Rae Favila - Associate Producer, Francine Maisler - Casting, Kathleen Driscoll-Mohler - Casting, Donald J. Lee, Jr. - Co-producer, Jody Hediem - Co-producer, Albert Wolsky - Costume Designer, Peter Kohn - First Assistant Director, Nora Ephron - Director, Alfonso Gomez-Rejon - Second Unit Director, Barry Malkin - Editor, G. Mac Brown - Executive Producer, George Fenton - Composer (Music Score), Nick Meyers - Musical Direction/Supervision, Dan Davis - Production Designer, John Lindley - Cinematographer, Sean Daniel - Producer, Nora Ephron - Producer, Jonathan D. Krane - Producer, Andrew Lazar - Producer, Tracy A. Doyle - Set Designer, Gerald Sullivan - Set Designer, Greg Berry - Set Designer, Charles Wilborn - Sound/Sound Designer, Adam Resnick - Screenwriter, Ron Bochar - Supervising Sound Editor, Tracy A. Doyle - Set Decorator
