La Gagne

Original title: The Big Town

1987
R
1h 49m

IMDb RATING

5.9/10

2.7K

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Diane Lane and Matt Dillon in La Gagne (1987)

A dice roller falls in love with a talented dancer who happens to be the wife to a gangster.

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A dice roller falls in love with a talented dancer who happens to be the wife to a gangster.A dice roller falls in love with a talented dancer who happens to be the wife to a gangster.A dice roller falls in love with a talented dancer who happens to be the wife to a gangster.

Directors
- Ben Bolt
- Harold Becker
Writers
- Clark Howard
- Robert Roy Pool
Stars

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IMDb RATING

5.9/10

2.7K

YOUR RATING

Directors
- Ben Bolt
- Harold Becker
Writers
- Clark Howard
- Robert Roy Pool
Stars

See production info at IMDbPro

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Trailer 2:19

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Photos42

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Trivia
The film's budget allowed $600 for Matt Dillon to learn to play craps in real games. To make sure the money lasted, a film crew member always bet against him for the same amount so their wins and losses cancelled out.

Goofs
Although the film is set in 1957, when J.C. Cullen (Matt Dillon) and Aggie Donaldson (Suzy Amis) get off the street car, there is a 1980s model Cadillac in the street behind them, followed by another late-model car.

Quotes
George Cole: Cullen, you're gonna pay for this!

Connections
Featured in Siskel & Ebert & the Movies: The Princess Bride/China Girl/The Big Town/The Pick-Up Artist/I've Heard the Mermaids Sing (1987)

Soundtracks
Home of the Blues
Written by Johnny Cash, Glen Douglas and Lillie McAlpin
Performed by Johnny Cash
Courtesy of Sun Records Int.
By arrangement with Original Sound Entertainment

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Featured review

5/10

Even Dillon can't carry this film on his back

"The Big Town" tells of a small town man (Dillon) with a knack for shooting craps who goes to Chicago to seek his fortune. The film has an excellent cast and all of the story elements required to make a good film. However, tv director Bolt doesn't manage to accomplish that goal as the film is sorely lacking in style, artistry, cohesion, and vision. Instead we see talented performers mechanically going from set to set resulting in an ordinary film product which is flawed, full of incongruities, and not equal to the sum of its parts. An okay watch for Dillon fans now on cable.