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After a chance encounter in a Iowa casino, a down on his luck gambler (Ben Mendelsohn) teams up with a younger drifter (Ryan Reynolds) and they hit the road with dreams of winning big in a high stakes poker game in New Orleans.
Friendship, Loyalty, Magic.
We met 15 years ago in NYC and have been making films together for almost as long.
The same as almost every other film ever made. Casting and financing. Once those elements came together, the production challenges were minimal. This was the most fun we’ve ever had making a movie!
We want people to leave the theater feeling like they went on a real journey with these two characters — experienced the ups and downs, not just of the gambling, but of their personal journeys as well. Beyond that, we don’t care what they take away from the film, so long as they take it and keep chewing on it after its done.
“Five Easy Pieces,” “Scarecrow,” “California Split,” “Midnight Cowboy,” “The Last Detail,” and many others…
Working on a couple new scripts, including exploring an idea for a TV series. Writing for TV is so interesting and bizarre. Of the 4 features we’ve written/directed, we almost always start with an ending. It’s strange not to know where it’s headed this time, but that’s also what’s fun about it.
Arricam 35mm 2-perf with Kodak stock
We didn’t. Probably because we don’t really know how to use the internet yet.
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