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Road to Riches (Ws) [VHS] (2003)

Starring: Robert Forster, Rose McGowan Director: Michelle Gallagher (III) Rating: R (Restricted) Format: VHS Tape
2.2 out of 5 stars See all reviews (4 customer reviews)


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Product Details

  • Actors: Robert Forster, Rose McGowan, Kip Pardue, Harry Hamlin, Andrew Heckler
  • Directors: Michelle Gallagher (III)
  • Format: Closed-captioned, Color, Letterboxed, NTSC
  • Rating: R (Restricted)
  • Number of tapes: 1
  • Studio: Hbo Home Video
  • VHS Release Date: June 3, 2003
  • Run Time: 90 minutes
  • Average Customer Review: 2.2 out of 5 stars See all reviews (4 customer reviews)
  • ASIN: B000092T6J
  • Amazon.com Sales Rank: #31,684 in Video (See Bestsellers in Video)

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Robert Forster (Jackie Brown, Medium Cool) plays a small-time hustler in the HBO movie Roads to Riches. A former child star, Jack (Forster) has become a perpetual game show contestant who never quite hits the jackpot. Chance drops good fortune into Jack's lap in the shape of friendship with a good-looking country boy named Henry (Kip Pardue). After appearing on the game show Roads to Riches, Henry proves so popular that the producer offers to make him the new host--but Henry will only agree if Moira (Rose McGowan), a stripper he's fallen in love with, gets a job as hostess. The triangle of Jack, Henry, and Moira grows more complicated with every step, until it threatens to ruin them all. Roads to Riches will be most enjoyed by fans of the stars; Forster plays desperate well and McGowan wears tight dresses well. --Bret Fetzer

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Not just a movie, more a way of life. Road to Riches is a crash course in failure and redemption: the big gambles that never pay off, the little gambles that keep you at the table. Jack (Robert Forster) is a gambler on a long losing streak. Moira (Rose McGowan) is the stripper who takes him under her wing. When they meet a lucky young hick (Kip Pardue), they see a chance for making some big money. Trouble is, when there are two hustlers and only one golden boy, somebody's likely to hit the jackpot, and somebody else is going to get hurt.

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3.0 out of 5 stars Actually I'm just reviewing the movie not the dvd, April 29, 2004
By Ei "crzybookmoovielover" (Seekonk, Massachusetts) - See all my reviews
This review is from: Roads to Riches (DVD)
I caught 'Roads to Riches' on late night HBO. It is a fine film, with even better acting by Rose McGowan as a striper, Robert Forrester as a washed up child actor who is trying to win cash on game shows and scam some soda company, and Kip Pardue, a dashing looking young actor who plays a Texan that has just made his way to L.A. to become an actor but ends up elsewhere.
Henry, Kip's character, meets Jack(Forrester) at a game show. They become buddies and Jack shows Henry around and to Moira(McGowan), who was taken under Jack's wing and works as a striper.
"Roads" is a dramatic movie with some twists to our three loners lives. It is part love story, part character study, and at times not sure what it wants to be.
It was the heart of its' stars that made it shine bright enough to be worthy of this review.
If you are fans of any of these stars, it's worth a look.
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4.0 out of 5 stars Good movie, July 6, 2008
This review is from: Roads to Riches (DVD)
When I watched this movie I was pleasantly surprised. The story started out to be what I thought was going to be another "Quiz Show", but it turned out a lot different. It's a great movie for those who enjoy a love story with a twist. It's plot was ironic in places, and the ending was a bit of a surprise. I actually found it to be quite interesting to see how people so beat up, find hope in each other and end up being happy in the end.
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1.0 out of 5 stars Watch it on HBO or rent it, December 2, 2005
By K. Turner (Syracuse NY) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Roads to Riches (DVD)
A Rose McGowen movie with a happy ending and no one dies. You do the math. A cutsie movie with much more potential than it exhibits.
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The acting was pure, unadulterated plastic.
The sets were cheesy.
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