Lotto Land

1995
Unrated
1h 27min

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Ajouter une intrigue dans votre langueThis film tells two interwoven stories of two single-parent families in a poor, racially-mixed neighborhood in Brooklyn. The first story is about a young black man (with aspirations of getti... Tout lireThis film tells two interwoven stories of two single-parent families in a poor, racially-mixed neighborhood in Brooklyn. The first story is about a young black man (with aspirations of getting away from his friends who are involved in drugs) who falls in love with a latino girl (... Tout lireThis film tells two interwoven stories of two single-parent families in a poor, racially-mixed neighborhood in Brooklyn. The first story is about a young black man (with aspirations of getting away from his friends who are involved in drugs) who falls in love with a latino girl (who is heading off to college on a full scholarship). The second is about their parents, (... Tout lire

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Rôles principaux26

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Lawrence Gilliard Jr.

Hank
(as Larry Gilliard Jr.)

Wendell Holmes

Milt

Barbara Gonzalez

Suzanne Costollos

Jamie Tirelli

Popi

Paul Calderon

Reinaldo

Luis Guzmán

Ricki

Terrence Howard

Warren
(as Terrence Dashon Howard)

John Ortiz

Coco

Eden Marryshow

Freddie
(as Eden Albert Borrell)

Daphne Rubin-Vega

Gloria

Monilewa Okan

Estelle

Cecilia Rubino

Reporter

Loretta Ehrhardt

Lady Stubbs

Paul Lemos

Van Driver

Joe Ricca

Pharmacist

Gloria Irizarry

Mrs. Fuentes

Freddie Fajardo

Réalisation
- John Rubino
Scénario
- John Rubino
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trnsndnt

An enjoyable view within an established Genre.

A small independent NY production. Acting was the highlight, production was satisfactory throughout, considering the limitations of time and production muscle. As with all films that are essentially "theatrical", that rely on a story and the protagonists, Lotto Land ultimately is no better than its script, which in this case is average. A comedy in the Greek sense - boy meets girl until the happy ending - is updated to a contemporary NY setting. Fatherless boy, alcoholism, the struggles to survive in the city. Successful in the detailing, the film can only mildly rise up to the emotion transcendence that is the aim of the genre.

However, for all movie buffs, certainly an enjoyable view.

9davidsrose

What a delightful, heartwarming film!

I just stumbled across this little gem, despite having actually been in the Park Slope area where it was filmed during that period. Although made as a low budget independent, Lotto Land really has a soul, and Rubino serves up a solid story with real character development and believable performances. Casting, with mostly little-known actors, is dead-on, with even the smallest roles nailing it.

Despite the gritty neighborhood, drug dealing and R-rated content, this is [dare I say it] ultimately a feel-good film that pays off. The film had a limited run in art houses, and I caught it on video, but apparently it's now available on DVD, which you should definitely get in order to do justice to the great soundtrack from the Holmes Brothers.