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The Big Town
The Big Town

The Big Town

Lady luck is always on his side. Tonight, she's on fire.

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DramaRomance

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It is 1957. J.C. Cullen is a young man from a small town, with a talent for winning at craps, who leaves for the big city to work as a professional gambler. While there, he breaks the bank at a private craps game at the Gem Club, owned by George Cole, and falls in love with two women, one of them Cole's wife.

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Budget

$--

Revenue

$1733017

Status

Released

Original Language

English

Runtime

109 mins

Rating

5.4/10

Release Date

25 September 1987

Country

United States of America

Cast

Matt Dillon

Matt Dillon

J.C. Cullen

Diane Lane

Diane Lane

Lorry Dane

Tommy Lee Jones

Tommy Lee Jones

George Cole

Bruce Dern

Bruce Dern

M. Edwards

Lee Grant

Lee Grant

Ferguson Edwards

Tom Skerritt

Tom Skerritt

Phil Carpenter

Suzy Amis

Suzy Amis

Aggie Donaldson

David Marshall Grant

David Marshall Grant

Sonny Binkley

Don Francks

Don Francks

Carl Hooker

Del Close

Del Close

Deacon Daniels

Meg Hogarth

Meg Hogarth

Dorothy Cullen

Cherry Jones

Cherry Jones

Ginger McDonald

Alvaro D'Antonio

Alvaro D'Antonio

Prager (as Mark Danton)

David James Elliott

David James Elliott

Cool Guy (as David Elliott)

Steve Yorke

Steve Yorke

Garage Boy

Chris Owens

Chris Owens

Garage Boy

Sean McCann

Sean McCann

Roy McMullin

Kevin Fox

Kevin Fox

Boss's Son

Marc Strange

Marc Strange

Madigan

Don Lake

Don Lake

Patsy Fuqua

Angelo Rizacos

Angelo Rizacos

Harold

Chris Benson

Chris Benson

Shooter

Gary Farmer

Gary Farmer

Duke

Diego Matamoros

Diego Matamoros

Sid

Sarah Polley

Sarah Polley

Christy Donaldson

Kirsten Bishop

Kirsten Bishop

Adele

Kenneth McGregor

Kenneth McGregor

Bartender

Viki Matthews

Viki Matthews

Gem Club Dancer

Cherie McGroarty

Cherie McGroarty

Gem Club Dancer

Sandy Czapiewski

Sandy Czapiewski

Gem Club Dancer

Marie Siebert

Marie Siebert

Gem Club Dancer

Julie Conte

Julie Conte

Gem Club Dancer

A.C. Peterson

A.C. Peterson

Doorman (as Alar Aedma)

Sam Malkin

Sam Malkin

Bernstein

Robert Morelli

Robert Morelli

Sideburns

Layne Coleman

Layne Coleman

Murphy

Lolita Davidovich

Lolita Davidovich

Black Lace Stripper (as Lolita David)

William Colgate

William Colgate

Gem Club Gambler

William Forrest MacDonald

William Forrest MacDonald

Gem Club Gambler

Len Doncheff

Len Doncheff

Gem Club Gambler

Michael Caruana

Michael Caruana

Gem Club Gambler

Richard Comar

Richard Comar

Gem Club Gambler

Lubomir Mykytiuk

Lubomir Mykytiuk

Gem Club Gambler

Robert Ramsay Collins

Robert Ramsay Collins

Gem Club Gambler

Errol Slue

Errol Slue

Friendly Guy

Gerry Pearson

Gerry Pearson

Baptist Preacher

Hugo Dann

Hugo Dann

Elmo

John Evans

John Evans

Marvin Brown

J. Winston Carroll

J. Winston Carroll

Detective (as J.W. Carroll)

Diane Gordon

Diane Gordon

Mrs. Rogers

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