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Let It Ride (1989)

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Average Rating: 5/10
Reviews Counted: 10
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Release Date: Aug 18, 1989 Wide

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Movie Info

Joe Pytka's comedy stars Richard Dreyfuss as Trotter, a cab driver who gets a hot tip on a horse race and soon finds himself on the gambling hot streak of his life. ~ Jason Ankeny, Rovi

PG-13, 1 hr. 31 min.

Comedy

Directed By: Joe Pytka

Written By: Nancy Dowd

In Theaters: Aug 18, 1989 Wide

On DVD: Sep 18, 2001

Paramount Home Video

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Cast

Richard Dreyfuss
Trotter
David Johansen
Looner
Teri Garr
Pam
Jennifer Tilly
Vicki
Allen Garfield
Greenberg
Ed Walsh
Marty
Michelle Phillips
Mrs. Davis
Mary Woronov
Quinella
Robbie Coltrane
Ticket Seller
Richard Edson
Johnny Casino
Cynthia Nixon
Evangaline
Richard Dimitri
Tony Cheeseburger
Tony Longo
Simpson
Ralph Ahn
Patron in Chinese Resta...
W. Paul Bodie
Customer
Dee Dee Deering
Woman with Cane
Geraldine Dreyfuss
Woman During Chase
Martin Garner
Rudy
S.A. Griffin
Trainer
Rodney Kageyama
Patron in Chinese Resta...
Joycee Katz
Patron in Chinese Resta...
Richard Lee-Sung
Patron in Chinese Resta...
Ron Max
Man in Looney's Cab
Joe Petrullo
Maitre d'
Phil Philbin
Track Official
Sid Raymond
Solly Friedman
John Roselius
Reardon
Lee Sandman
Businessman
David Schramm
Lufkin
Ralph Seymour
Sid
Robert Towers
Mickey Jax
Myra Turley
Patron in Chinese Resta...
Joseph Walsh
Vibes
Lorin Dreyfuss
Grandstand Person
David Landsberg
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Tom Kouchalakos
Customer
Darrah Meeley
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Critic Reviews for Let It Ride

All Critics (15) | Top Critics (2) | Fresh (3) | Rotten (7) | DVD (6)

Let It Ride limps to its conclusion, though it doesn't go down without a fight. Pytka struggles to keep the bottle rocket vibe of the movie engaged to the bitter end.

August 26, 2009 Full Review Source: BrianOrndorf.com

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Brian Orndorf

BrianOrndorf.com

Low-key and forgettable...

March 19, 2008 Full Review Source: Reel Film Reviews

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David Nusair

Reel Film Reviews

quirky but fun comedy. Dreyfuss is charming as the compulsive gambler.

March 19, 2003 Comment

Brian Mckay

eFilmCritic.com

Only in the movies can you come across selfish bastards that you actually like. Of course it helps when your bastard is played by the likes of Richard Dreyfuss.

January 14, 2003 Full Review Source: eFilmCritic.com

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Scott Weinberg

eFilmCritic.com

Close Encounters of the worst kind

September 17, 2002 Comment

Clint Morris

Moviehole

A feel-good movie without the schmaltz

January 1, 2000 Full Review | Comment

Shane Burridge

rec.arts.movies.reviews

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I thought it was okay, it's wasn't the greatest but I did laugh ounce or twice

February 21, 2009

Marion Ravenwood

Super Reviewer

Dreyfuss enjoyed some unprecedented success in the mid 1980s after Always. Why anyone thought he be a good comedic lead actor is flabbergasting to me. The man is a good dramatic actor who can play seriously disturbed characters well. Not generic down-on-their luck losers. They should've saved this role for Nick Nolte or Martin Short.

May 8, 2010

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