Commodore Duvall, Owner of Riverboat Lauren Belle/Poker Championship Host
Taylor Dub
Room Clerk
Lewis Geoffrey
Matthew Wicker/Eugene, Banker
Smith Paul L.
The Archduke
Hedaya Dan
Twitchy, Riverboat Poker Player
Fimple Dennis
Stuttering
Pyle Denver
Old Gambler on Riverboat
Black Clint
Sweet-Faced Gambler
Perlich Max
Johnny Hardin
LaFleur Art
Poker Player
Directors:
Richard Donner
IMDB Rating:
6.70 out of 10 (15749 votes)
Taglines:
1: In their hands, a deck of cards was the only thing more dangerous than a gun. 2: The greatest gambler in the West has finally met his match.
Plot Summary:
Maverick is recreated from the character James Garner created in the 1950s TV program. Maverick is a gambler who would rather con someone than fight them. He needs an additional three thousand dollars in order to enter a Winner Take All poker game that begins in a few days. He tries to win some, tries to collect a few debts, and recover a little loot for the reward, all with a light hearted air. He joins forces with a woman gambler with a marvelous, though fake, southern accent as the two both try and enter the game.
1: “As far back as I can remember, I’ve always wanted to be a gangster.” — Henry Hill, Brooklyn, N.Y. 1955. 2: In a world that’s powered by violence, on the streets where the violent have power, a new generation carries on an old tradition. 3: Murderers come with smiles. 4: Shooting people was ‘No big deal’. 5: Three Decades of Life in the Mafia.
Plot Summary:
This film views the mob lives of three pivotal figures in the 1960’s and 70’s New York. Ray Liotta plays Henry Hill, a local boy turned gangster in a neighborhood full of the roughest and toughest. Joe Pesci plays Tommy Devito, a pure bred gangster, who turns out to be Henry’s best friend. Robert De Niro plays Jimmy Conway, the man who puts the two of them together, and runs some of the biggest hijacks and burglaries the town has ever seen. After an extended jail sentence, Henry must sneak around the back of the local mob boss, Paulie Cicero, played by Paul Sorvino, to live the life of luxury he has always dreamed of. In the end, the friends end up in a hell of a jam, and must do anything they can to save each other, and stay alive.
A gritty and emotional look at the lives of a platoon of American soldiers as they patrol, fight and die in the jungles of Vietnam as seen through the perspective of a young recruit. Two veteran sergeants clash when one of them precipitates a massacre of villagers.
