Money Plays

Money Plays
Written byFrank D. Gilroy
Directed byFrank D. Gilroy
StarringRoy Scheider
Sonia Braga
Music byPhilip Marshall
Country of originUnited States
Original languageEnglish
Production
ProducersTerri Pappas
Wayne Rogers
Henry Schleiff
William Tannen
CinematographyRic Waite
EditorBill Johnson
Running time92 minutes[1]
Production companiesMoney Plays Company Inc.
Showtime Networks
Original release
ReleaseAugust 21, 1998 (1998-08-21)

Money Plays (stylized as Money Play$) is a 1998 American drama[1] TV movie written and directed by Frank D. Gilroy and starring Roy Scheider and Sonia Braga.

Plot

When a customer dies, prostitute Irene discovers his money vest containing half a million dollars. She asks her regular client Johnny to help her double the money at the casino where he works in order to return the money to some gangsters and keep the rest.

Cast

Reception

The website veronicasuperguide.nl gave the film a rating of 2 out of 5 stars, writing, "The twisty plot with more coincidences than logic does not do any justice to the dramatic core of the film, namely the relationship of the two jaded lovers. This very thing could have still made this routine thriller interesting, but Gilroy barely pays attention to it."[2]

References

  1. ^ a b "Hattiesburg American from Hattiesburg, Mississippi". Newspapers.com. January 3, 1998.
  2. ^ https://www.veronicasuperguide.nl/film/money-plays-1997. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)