Deal
Brief Synopsis
Cast & Crew
Gil Cates
Burt Reynolds
Bret Harrison
Shannon Elizabeth
Charles Durning
J.d. Evermore
Film Details
Technical Specs
Synopsis
Tommy Vinson, an ex-gambler, quit the game of Texas Hold'em over 30 years ago after missing a family emergency and swearing to his wife, Helen, "never again." Tommy tries to be content with his luggage business but while watching a poker tournament on television, he sees someone who reminds him of his younger self, Alex Stillman. Alex is a cocky, hotshot card playing senior at Yale University. Alex's parents would like him to go to law school, but Alex only dreams of playing professional poker, like the icons he sees on TV. He's close to greatness, but what he doesn't realize yet is that he focuses too much on the cards, and not the players--that's where Tommy comes in. Tommy finds Alex and makes a pact with him: he'll front Alex the high priced entry fees to all the major tournaments if Alex plays the way that Tommy wants him to. Alex's parents are sick about it, and Helen is concerned that her husband will get sucked back into the game that took him away once before. Tommy promises Helen that this will not happen because he's not the one playing, Alex is. But after Tommy and Alex have a falling out everything is off. Tommy, who's now got the appetite back for the game and a hunger to be acknowledged as the best, enters the final tournament of the poker season and ends up facing Alex, his protege, in the finals of the world series of poker.
Director
Gil Cates
Cast
Burt Reynolds
Bret Harrison
Shannon Elizabeth
Charles Durning
J.d. Evermore
Jennifer Tilly
Maria Mason
Gary Grubbs
Antonio Esfandari
Michael Sexton
Vince Van Patton
Phil Laak
Crew
Michael Amato
Michael Arata
Steve Austin
Gil Cates
Jon Cates
Antonio Esfandari
Thomas Harting
Thomas Harting
Ruth Kesler
Phil Laak
Peter Rafelson
Michael Sexton
Liz Staub
Vince Van Patton
Marc Weinstock
Marc Weinstock
Frank Zito
Film Details
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Miscellaneous Notes
Limited Release in United States April 25, 2008
Released in United States Spring April 25, 2008
Released in United States on Video August 19, 2008
Limited Release in United States April 25, 2008
Released in United States Spring April 25, 2008
Released in United States on Video August 19, 2008
