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Cast

Eric Bana
as Huck Cheever

Drew Barrymore
as Billie Offer

Robert Duvall
as L.C. Cheever

Debra Messing
as Suzanne Offer

Horatio Sanz
as Ready Eddie

Jean Smart
as Michelle Carson

Robert Downey Jr.
as Telephone Jack

Josh Cohen
as David Oppenheim

Bill May
as Frank Belando

Jack Binion
as Himself

Doyle Brunson
as Himself

Johnny Chan
as Himself

Dan Harrington
as Himself

Phil Hellmuth
as Himself

Kenny Cau
as Chinese Restaurant Waiter

Karina Jett
as Himself

Kelvin Han Yee
as Chico Banh

John Juanda
as Himself

Mike Matusow
as Himself

Erik Seidel
as Himself

Sonny Suroweic
as Roy's Guy

Mimi Tran
as Herself

Marsh Waggoner
as Herself

Robert Williamson III
as Himself

Cyndy Violette
as Herself

Charlene Sperske
as Dealer

Kyle D. Morris
as Dealer

Ed Refuerzo
as Filipino Player

Evan Jones
as Jason Keyes

Phyllis Somerville
as Pawnbroker

Olivia Tracey
as Isabel

Delaine Yates
as Ginger

Jack Younger
as Room Service Waiter

Sam Farha
as Himself

Chau Giang
as Himself

Barry Greenstein
as Himself

Dara Khy
as Dealer

Joe Witherell
as Dealer

Pat Callihan
as Man in Cowboy Hat

James Williams
as Dealer

Jennifer Harman
as Shannon Kincaid

Alexandr Kuznetzov
as Russian Player

Michael Shannon
as Ray Zumbro

Pat M. Maresca
as Dealer

Mark Tymchyshyn
as Tournament Official

Norris Watsky
as Elderly Dealer

Shawn Parr
as TV Commentator

Matt Savage
as Tournament Director

Francine Beers
as Elderly Female Player

John Hennigan
as Ralph Kaczynski

Daniel Sánchez Arévalo
as Dealer

Sam O'Connor
as Old Man

Bill McKinney
as Satellite Cashier

Hoyt Corkins
as Himself

Tina Schafer
as Woman With Straight

Antonio Esfandiari
as Himself

Crystal Simanek
as Cocktail Waitress

Chris 'Jesus' Ferguson
as Himself

Robby Bostick
as Poker Room Host

Charles Martin Smith
as Roy Durucher

Danny Hoch
as Bobby Basketball

Joey Kern
as Billie's Admirer

Gay Burch
as Dealer

Hans Howes
as Big Buckle Iverson

Spencer Conner
as Cowboy

Jennifer Harmon
as Shannon Kincaid

Yetta Gottesman
as Poker Room Cashier

Elisabeth Granli
as Cocktail Waitress at First Table

Jason Lester
as Himself

Ted Forrest
as Himself

Minh Ly
as Himself

John Murphy
as Himself

Erick Lindgren
as Himself

Laasa Howard
as Young Female Player

Daniel Negreanu
as Himself

Aleksandr Kuznetsov
as Russian Player

Sheila Hanson
as Dealer

Darunee Doa Hale
as Dealer

Lisa Glossop
as Dealer

David Oppenheim
as Josh Cohen

Danny Sanchez
as Dealer

Ling Jo Eusebio
as David Chen

Mykel Shannon Jenkins
as Gary

Saverio Guerra
as Lester

Richard Assad
as Karim Kasai

Marsha Waggoner
as Marsha Waggoner

Madeleine Peyroux
as Lounge Singer

Eddie Hill
as Washroom Attendant

Sonny Surowiec
as Roy's Guy

Tracy Howe
as Roy's Guy

Bradford English
as Tommy the Poker Host

Omar Benson Miller
as Card Grabber

Bruce Babcock

Jason Lester

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Audience Reviews for Lucky You

• Aug 11, 2010

  With such an amazing pedigree (acclaimed writer, director, stars), Lucky You should have had Lady Luck at its side just based on the cards that it was dealt. What results, however, is an antiseptic drama that checked but never anted up to (let alone raised) the stakes on the table. Worse among its gambits is the movie’s insistence on masquerading as a drama. Lucky You is a closet comedy and would have worked much better coming out and waxing its humorous side—especially as evidenced by a spirited scene involving Horatio Sanz, a 5 mile run, and 18 holes of golf. In the R-rated drama Lucky You, a high-stakes card player (Bana) looks to win the World Series of Poker, the affections of a lovelorn singer (Barrymore), and his gambler father (Robert Duvall). Director Curtis Hanson had the luck of the draw with L.A. Confidential, arguably one of the 10 best films of the last 25 years. Truthfully, Confidential has more verve and panache in its blooper reel than Lucky You does in its entire running time. Though Bana exhibited some of the best dramatic chops of 2005 with Munich, he is not given enough to work with from his supporting players (Barrymore, Duvall) or a lackluster script. Having Forrest Gump and The Good Shepherd to his resume, so much more was expected of screenwriter Eric Roth, who gives audiences a story that plays off a man’s obvious degeneracy as a cutesy aw-shucks character trait, quickly spiraling what should have been comedy into horror. Bottom line: Leaves the audience busted.
  Jeff B Super Reviewer
• May 11, 2009

  "Nobody's that much better than anybody else at the big tables. They have different styles, different ways of doing things. Everybody knows how to play. The key to winning is watching and understanding." A good romantic drama about poker. With a great cast like Eric Bana, Drew Barrymore, Robert Duvall and Debra Messing.
  Magnus X Super Reviewer
• Dec 22, 2008

  Utter Hogwash of Melo-Dramatic BullSh*t!
  Joseph E Super Reviewer
• May 18, 2008

  [font=Century Gothic]In "Lucky You," Huck Cheever(Eric Bana) is a professional gambler living in Las Vegas who spends all of his time trying to gain entry to the World Series of Poker which requires a $10,000 entrance fee. During his rounds, he rescues Billie(Drew Barrymore), sister of an old acquaintance who is in town from her native Bakersfield to pursue a singing career. He gives her a tour of the Las Vegas that he is familiar with, one where the gamblers do nothing else, pretty much living and sleeping in the casinos. In one case, that's literally true. [/font] [font=Century Gothic][/font] [font=Century Gothic]Directed by Curtis Hanson, "Lucky You" may not have a particularly strong story, but it is a well-told character study(of a character who is not really that likable but that works too), starting with the bravura opening scene set in a pawn shop. On the other hand, the daddy issues are way too familiar. And while the climax is in the expected place, events do not unfold exactly as predicted. But isn't that the way it is with true life where no matter how talented a person is, luck is always a large factor in a deciding their destiny?[/font] [font=Century Gothic][/font] [font=Century Gothic]The casting is superb, and not only with the principal actors. Most of the faces seen in the movie do not look like they came from Hollywood. Instead, they look like real people who came to Las Vegas and are still trying to find a way out. And not even Drew Barrymore is exempt from this particular spell of deglamorization. [/font]
  Walter M Super Reviewer

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