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The Big Town

1987 · 1h 49m · Drama · Romance

Lady luck is always on his side. Tonight, she's on fire.

IMDb
5.9
Rotten Tomatoes
50%
Metacritic
48

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Overview

It is 1957. J.C. Cullen is a young man from a small town, with a talent for winning at craps, who leaves for the big city to work as a professional gambler. While there, he breaks the bank at a private craps game at the Gem Club, owned by George Cole, and falls in love with two women, one of them Cole's wife.

Cast

Matt Dillon

Matt Dillon

J.C. Cullen

Diane Lane

Diane Lane

Lorry Dane

Tommy Lee Jones

Tommy Lee Jones

George Cole

Bruce Dern

Bruce Dern

M. Edwards

Lee Grant

Lee Grant

Ferguson Edwards

Tom Skerritt

Tom Skerritt

Phil Carpenter

Suzy Amis

Suzy Amis

Aggie Donaldson

David Marshall Grant

David Marshall Grant

Sonny Binkley

Don Francks

Don Francks

Carl Hooker

Del Close

Del Close

Deacon Daniels

Meg Hogarth

Dorothy Cullen

Cherry Jones

Cherry Jones

Ginger McDonald

Alvaro D'Antonio

Prager

David James Elliott

David James Elliott

Cool Guy

Steve Yorke

Garage Boy

Chris Owens

Chris Owens

Garage Boy

Crew

Media

Details

Release date
September 25, 1987
Status
Released
Original language
English
Runtime
1h 49m
Rated
R
Revenue
$1,733,017
Genres
Drama, Romance

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