Rounders (film)

Movie
German title	Rounders
Original title	Rounders
Country of production	United States
original language	English
Publishing year	1998
length	121 minutes
Age rating	FSK 12
Rod
Director	John Dahl
script	David Levien , ; Brian Koppelman
production	Ted Demme , ; Joel Stillerman
music	Christopher Young
camera	Jean-Yves Escoffier
cut	Scott Chestnut
occupation
	Matt Damon : Mike McDermott; Edward Norton : Lester Murphy; John Turturro : Joey Knish; Gretchen Mol : Yeah; Famke Janssen : Petra; John Malkovich : Teddy KGB; Martin Landau : Abe Petrovsky; Johnny Chan : as himself; Tom Aldredge : Judge Marinacci;

Rounders is a 1998 American film directed by John Dahl . The film did not go to theaters in Germany and was only released on DVD in Germany on February 6, 2006 .

action

Mike McDermott is a gifted poker player . When he loses a large part of his fortune to the Russian mafioso Teddy KGB, he stops playing poker and, for the sake of his girlfriend Jo, doesn't start anymore. When his old friend Lester "Worm" Murphy is released from prison, Mike gets caught up in the game again.

Lester has $ 15,000 in gambling debt with KGB and has only five days to repay the money. Mike promises to help his desperate friend. When Lester provokes his believer, Mike even vouches for his life to protect him. The friends see poker as the only way to make the money they need so quickly. In fact, their plan seems to be working. While Mike can rely on his extraordinary ability, Lester tries to generate his profit through clever scams. For this reason, however, there are more and more arguments between friends. When Lester is ultimately caught cheating, they lose everything. Then both go their separate ways. Mike goes to Teddy KGB and challenges him to a game of poker. It turns out Mike is the better player. He manages to regain the money he needed and even his previous fortune.

On the same evening, he decides to use his talent to make his living as a professional player in Las Vegas .

Reviews

The film received mostly positive to mixed reviews, earning a 65% rating on Rotten Tomatoes based on 79 reviews. At Metacritic one could Metascore of 54, 32 reviews, achieved based.

"Solidly staged player comedy, entertainingly told and well played."

- Lexicon of international film

background

Johnny Chan has agreed to participate in the film only for the sake of his daughter, because she really wanted to meet Matt Damon .
The character Worm was originally planned to smoke. However, Edward Norton was a staunch non-smoker at the time.
Most of the filming took place at East Jersey State Prison and in and near Rutgers Law School in Newark , New Jersey .
The film cost $ 12 million and grossed around $ 23 million.
The term Rounders is synonymous with the people that the most common poker game types , (casino, poker home games rooms, etc.) participate dominate at different poker tables and earn their income.

Awards

Southeastern Film Critics Association Awards: Best Actor (Edward Norton)
Venice International Film Festival : Nomination for Golden Lion (John Dahl)

Web links

Rounders in the Internet Movie Database (English)
Rounders at Metacritic (English)
Rounders at rotten tomatoes (English)

Individual evidence

↑ Rounders at Rotten Tomatoes (English)
↑ Rounders at Metacritic (English)
^ Rounders. In: Lexicon of International Films . Film service , accessed March 2, 2017 .
^ Rounders. In: Box Office Mojo . Retrieved October 30, 2015 .

[1] Rounders at Rotten Tomatoes (English)

[2] Rounders at Metacritic (English)

[3] Rounders. In: Lexicon of International Films . Film service , accessed March 2, 2017 .

[4] Rounders. In: Box Office Mojo . Retrieved October 30, 2015 .