Product Details

• Format: Color, Live, NTSC
• Rated: Unrated
• Number of tapes: 1
• Studio: Production Associate
• VHS Release Date: March 21, 1998
• Run Time: 30 minutes
• Average Customer Review: 3.5 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (31 customer reviews)
• ASIN: 6304937644
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #423,190 in Movies & TV (See Top 100 in Movies & TV)

Editorial Reviews

Amazon.com

John Travolta plays Russ Richards, a small-town weatherman who is such a local celebrity that he even has his own table at the local Denny's. He obviously sees himself as a big deal about town, and he's got the spending habits to prove it, including payments on a big house and a fancy Jaguar. His unstable life is further complicated by the fling he's having with the station's lotto girl (Lisa Kudrow), who is also having an affair with the married station manager (Ed O'Neill). On the verge of bankruptcy, Russ asks the advice of his good friend and strip club owner Gig (Tim Roth), who cooks up a plan to fix the lottery. The hardest part of the whole scheme turns out to be finding a trustworthy person to cash in the ticket. This is a mean-spirited comedy, which is to be expected from writer Adam Resnick (Cabin Boy, TV's Get a Life), but not from director Nora Ephron (You've Got Mail, Sleepless in Seattle). Then again, maybe she always has patronized the characters in her movies. Clearly, the casting needed to tap into the oddball surrealism of someone like Chris Elliott, whereas Travolta is just playing a dumb, self-deluded guy, and Kudrow, in her most unlikable role yet, is playing not just a ditz but a ditsy sociopath. The movie is not a total waste, thanks mostly to some stunning supporting performances by Tim Roth, Ed O'Neill, and especially Bill Pullman as the lazy cop. Overall, a mixed bag. --Andy Spletzer

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

8 of 8 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars This is Just Another One That Most People Don't get, September 13, 2005

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Spider "Boy" (CALIFORNIA United States) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Lucky Numbers (DVD)

I don't know why this movie didn't do better, and why some reviews are ONE STAR reviews. It is certainly much better than ONE STAR. Nevertheless, I found this to be up with GET SHORTY, very dialogue driven movie, which I personally love.

Very funny moments, characters and story. Tim Roth, Michael Rapaport, Ed O'Neil, Bill Pullman and Michael Moore all add great funny performances. I generally don't like Travolta, but both this and GET SHORTY is the exception.

This, like 29th Street is an underrated movie that I think people had too high expectations and therefore the possible disaapointment. I laughed almost through the entire movie. What people will do for money!

7 of 7 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Hilarious, February 6, 2005

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B. Short (Birmingham, AL) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Lucky Numbers (DVD)

This film is underrated and underappreciated. I've shown it to several friends and they thought it was great also.

Can't say enough about Lisa Kudrow in this film, every scene she's in, she steals. Michael Moore's last scene with Lisa Kudrow is classic. They did a great job! If you like a good, dark comedy, this film is for you!

4 of 4 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Great Movie!!!!!!!!!!, September 15, 2005

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This review is from: Lucky Numbers (DVD)

This is a great John Travolta comedy that was probably inspired by a true story in Pittsburgh Pennsyvania back in 1980,when a local popular television celebrity "Nick Perry" was allegedly involved in a televised lottery fix and had to serve prison time.Anyway,it's an interesting must see movie !!!!!