Let It Ride (film)

Let It Ride is a 1989 American comedy film directed by Joe Pytka and starring Richard Dreyfuss, David Johansen, Teri Garr, Jennifer Tilly, Cynthia Nixon and Robbie Coltrane. It was written by Nancy Dowd credited as Ernest Morton and based on the novel Good Vibes by Jay Cronley. The storys light comedy is centered on a normally unsuccessful habitual gambler who experiences a day in which he wins every bet he places, and focuses on the personality contrasts and the perpetually upbeat, hopeful attitudes of losers.

Jay Trotter drives a cab. His friend Looney, also a cab driver, has a secret microphone in his taxi to record his passengers conversations. Looney has a tape of two men talking about a horse race and how one of the horses, due to some unethical practice by its owner, is a sure thing to win big. Jay goes to the track to place a betdespite the fact that the day before, he told his wife Pam that he would quit betting and be home to start their marriage over at noon. In the restroom of the bar next door, he prays to God, Just one day, thats all Im asking for, one day, Im due. A man exiting the bathrooms says Ya? Sos Jesus. Let it ride. Jay promptly places a 50 bet. The horse wins in a photo finish and pays 28.40 to win earning him 710.Armed with a newfound sense of confidence, Jay approaches the two men from Looneys cab and generously gives them the tape of their conversation. Out of gratitude, they give him a tip for the next race. He places a bet and wins again. ........

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