Lucky You (film)
Lucky You is a 2007 drama film directed by Curtis Hanson and starring Eric Bana, Drew Barrymore, and Robert Duvall. The film was shot on location in Las Vegas. The screenplay was by Hanson and Eric Roth, but the movie was partially inspired by the George Stevens 1970 film The Only Game in Town.
After a good night at the Bellagio hotels poker room, Huck goes to a party and meets aspiring singer Billie Offer Drew Barrymore, who has just arrived in town. Billies older sister Suzanne Debra Messing warns her that Huck is hustle 10, commitment zero. Back at the Bellagio, Huck is doing well at the tables before L.C. returns to town from the South of France. Huck greets his father coldly. The two play headsup.Loan shark Roy Durucher Charles Martin Smith tells Huck that he plays poker as well as anybody, except for his reputation as a blaster not patient enough who always goes for broke. Roy proposes to stake Huck in the 10,000 mainevent with a 60 Roy Huck split of any winnings, but Huck refuses. After failing to borrow money from his friend Jack Robert Downey Jr., Huck goes to Suzannes place hoping for a loan. Instead he runs into Billie, who gets a call confirming that she has landed a job singing at a club. ........
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