The Big Town (1987)

09/25/1987 (US) • 1h 49m

Drama, Romance

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

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.

Top Billed Cast

Matt Dillon

J.C. Cullen

Diane Lane

Lorry Dane

Tommy Lee Jones

George Cole

Bruce Dern

M. Edwards

Lee Grant

Ferguson Edwards

Tom Skerritt

Phil Carpenter

Suzy Amis

Aggie Donaldson

Don Francks

Carl Hooker


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Status

Released

Original Language

English

Budget

-

Revenue

$1,733,017.00

Keywords

chicago, illinois

based on novel or book

gangster

stripper

gambler

craps

1950s

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