Lucky Numbers (2000)

Réalisateur:

Nora Ephron

Scénariste (WGA):

Adam Resnick (written by)

Release Date:

27 octobre 2000 (USA)

Genre:

Comedie | Crime

Accroche:

When they put their heads together... it's a no brainer.

Plot:

A television weatherman scams a local lottery.

Plot Keywords:

Box Office Flop | Insurance Fraud | Amish | Botched Crime | Christmas

Awards:

1 win

Avis des utilisateurs:

This is one lottery to avoid !

Ensemble

John Travolta	...	Russ Richards
Lisa Kudrow	...	Crystal
Tim Roth	...	Gig
Ed O'Neill	...	Dick Simmons
Michael Rapaport	...	Dale
Daryl Mitchell	...	Det. Chambers
Bill Pullman	...	Det. Pat Lakewood
Richard Schiff	...	Jerry Green
Michael Moore	...	Walter
Sam McMurray	...	Chief Troutman
Michael Weston	...	Larry
Maria Bamford	...	Wendy the Waitress
Caroline Aaron	...	Nurse Sharpling
John F. O'Donohue	...	Bobby (as John F. O'Donahue)
Colin Mochrie	...	Jack

Autre(s) titre(s) :

Bon numéro, Le (France)
Numbers (USA) (working title)
Combinaison gagnante (Canada: French title) [fr]

MPAA:

Rated R for language, sexuality, some drug use and brief violence.

Durée:

105 min

Pays:

France | USA

Langue:

Anglais

Couleur:

Couleur

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1

Son:

DTS | Dolby Digital

Classification:

Iceland:12 | Malaysia:18PL (uncut version) | Singapore:M18 | Malaysia:U (cut version) | USA:R (certificate #37808) | Argentina:13 | Australia:MA | Chile:14 | France:U | Germany:12 | Hong Kong:IIB | Spain:13 | UK:15

Emplacements De Pelliculage:

Arcadia, California, USA

Company:

DreamWorks SKG

Anecdotes:

This film was based on a true-life scandal involving the Pennsylvania Lottery Commission in 1980. Employees of a local television station in Pittsburgh actually were convicted and served jail time in the "666" drawing. Some of the balls were weighted down by injecting them with paint, insuring that only 6's would remain air borne and captured in the lottery machine.

Goofs:

Anachronisms: The Denny's restaurant is decorated in the chain's '90s style, with a newer green logo.

Guillemet:

Russ: [asking who put his boss in the hospital] Was it Dale the Thug?
Det. Pat Lakewood: I don't know, some jerk in a plaid shirt. But don't worry
[imitates gunfire with his fingers]
Det. Pat Lakewood: I killed him.

Connexions De Film:

References "Laverne & Shirley" (1976)

Soundtrack:

Circus Of The Stars

This is one lottery to avoid !

Nothing says scheming television weather man like John Travolta. Trust me, my sarcasm is well warranted. This movie misses the mark terribly. Even a cast featuring John Travolta and Lisa Kudrow could not make this picture worth seeing. The plot was overly simplistic at best, accompanied by an ending that can best be explained as lazy and incomplete. I left the theatre with only one question, What has happened to John Travolta's choice of movie roles ? Does anyone remember "Battlefield Earth" ? Need I say more...