Quoting from a score of tough-guy classics like THE HUSTLER MEAN STREETS and ON THE WATERFRONT Mars Callahan writes directs and stars in this saga of pool and redemption Johnny Callahan is a natural ace player held back from the pro circuit by his greedy mentor Joe Chazz Palminteri who wants to keep him hustling in smoky pool halls At the encouragement of his law … Continue
Two kids from Nebraska, Lidda (Kirsten Dunst) and Colonel (Vincent Kartheiser), set out on a road trip to Las Vegas with individual aspirations. Lidda wants to locate her father Charlie Doyles (James Caan) whom has left home to further pursue his calling as a professional poker player, and Colonel dreams of becoming a big time Vegas gambler of his own. Along the way, the couple falls in love, but their relationship as well as their lives are threatened when Colonel gets mixed-up with a local gangster named Tony, (Robert Miano) who just happens to be Charlie's poker playing archenemy. When push comes to shove, Lidda and Colonel are forced gamble with the highest stakes of all... their lives.