Tödlicher Einsatz (2007)
Schriftstellerin Carolyn Carver spielt ihrem Mann und ihrer Tochter heile Welt vor. Während sie vorgibt, an einem neuen Buch zu arbeiten, bringt sie an Spielautomaten das Familienvermögen durch. Als sie den Zauberkünstler Walter kennen lernt, scheint eine Glückssträhne zu beginnen. Bis Carolyn eines Tages, auf Walters Rat hin, alles setzt, was sie hat – und alles verliert. Auch Walter, der durch seine Kontakte zu Buchmachern einen heißen Tipp für ein Basketballspiel bekommen hat, verliert: Das Spiel geht anders aus, als vereinbart, weil der bestochene Spieler Godfrey Snow das Blatt in letzter Sekunde wendet. Zugunsten seines Bruders Clyde, der sich mit dem gewonnenen Geld aus dem Staub macht. Das Spielergebnis ist auch für den einflussreichen Buchmacher Victor eine böse Überraschung. Obendrein hat er Detective Brunner auf den Fersen, der dem verbotenen Glücksspiel ein Ende machen will. Oder ist der Hüter des Gesetzes vielleicht der größte Gauner von allen?
Der Regisseur: Mark Rydell
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Kim Basinger as Carolyn Carver |
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Kelsey Grammer as Detective Brunner |
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Forest Whitaker as Clyde Snow |
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Nick Cannon as Godfrey Snow |
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Ray Liotta as Tom Carver |
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Jay Mohr as Augie |
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Danny DeVito as Walter |
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Tim Roth as Victor |
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Parisa Fitz-Henley as Caribbean Woman |
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Texas Battle as Darius Jackson |
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Charles Robinson as Coach Washington |
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Carson Brown as Nicole Carver |
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Carla Gugino as Veronica |
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Cassandra Hepburn as Claudia |
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Grant Sullivan as Murph |
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Shanelle Gray as Jill |
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Jamie Marsh as Writer in Coffee Shop |
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Philip Perlman as Retiree |
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Michael Eaves as Announcer |
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Suzanne Covington as Lady Winner |
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Adele Perlman as Female Retiree |
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Shaun T. Benjamin as Fed 1 |
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Jonathan T. Floyd as Fed 2 |
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Robert McEvilly as Blackjack Dealer #1 |
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Warren Durso as Blackjack Player |
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Robb Skyler as Blackjack Dealer #2 |
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Christopher Rydell as Fighter |
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Robert Peters as Monte Player |
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Ryan Rich as Monte Spectator #1 |
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Rose Colasanti as Monte Spectator #2 |
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Gloria Green as Slot Lady |
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Robert Miano as Pit Boss |
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Gabriel Cannon as Trainer |
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Larry Burnett as Sportscaster |
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Erin Batsford as |
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Amy Boatwright as Card Dealer (uncredited) |
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Rita Branch as Sara Jones (uncredited) |
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Felicia Burton as Theresa |
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Victoria Chalaya as Bookstore Employee (uncredited) |
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Cassandra Eastwold as Sports Enthusiast (uncredited) |
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Lisa Gabriel as Card Dealer (uncredited) |
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Michelle Greathouse as Bookstore Employee (uncredited) |
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Laurianne Jameson as Casino Patron (uncredited) |
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Geoff Keith as Basketball Player (uncredited) |
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Laurie Lee as Basketball Game Fan (uncredited) |
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Isaiah Mustafa as Basketball Player (uncredited) |
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Nikita Ramsey as Crazy Fan (uncredited) |
| Directing | Mark Rydell | Director |
| Writing | Robert Tannen | Writer |
| Crew | Job Alonso | Stand In |
| Crew | Peter F. Tegan | Stand In |
| Crew | Inna Swann | Stand In |
| Crew | Ket Lamb | Stand In |
| Crew | Chris Tuck | Stunt Coordinator |
| Crew | Jimmy N. Roberts | Stunt Double |
| Crew | Kent W. Luttrell | Stunt Double |
| Crew | Michael Ray Clark | Stunt Double |
| Production | Mark Rydell | Producer |
| Production | David S. Greathouse | Producer |
| Production | Danny DeVito | Producer |
| Production | Don Aciano | Co-Producer |
| Production | Thomas Becker | Executive Producer |
| Production | Henry Boger | Co-Producer |
| Production | Rita Branch | Co-Producer |
| Production | Sven Clement | Executive Producer |
| Production | Betsy Danbury | Co-Producer |
| Production | Marina Grasic | Executive Producer |
| Production | Robert Katz | Co-Producer |
| Production | Jan Korbelin | Executive Producer |
| Production | Johnny Sanchez | Co-Producer |
| Production | Jörg Westerkamp | Executive Producer |
| Production | Michael Zaltstein | Executive Producer |
| Sound | Dave Grusin | Original Music Composer |
| Camera | Robbie Greenberg | Director of Photography |
| Editing | Hughes Winborne | Editor |
| Production | Shari Rhodes | Casting |
| Art | Robert Pearson | Production Design |
| Art | Leslie McCarthy-Frankenheimer | Set Decoration |
| Costume & Make-Up | Wendy Chuck | Costume Design |
| Production | Eric Miller | Co-Producer |
| Production | Roger Zamudio | Co-Producer |
| Production | Dennis Brown | Executive Producer |
| Production | Bob Yari | Producer |
| Production | Betsy Danbury | Unit Production Manager |
| Sound | David M. Ronne | Sound Mixer |
| Costume & Make-Up | Ben Nye Jr. | Makeup Department Head |
| Costume & Make-Up | Marsha Shearrill | Key Makeup Artist |
| Costume & Make-Up | Ronnie Specter | Makeup Artist |
| Costume & Make-Up | June Brickman | Makeup Artist |
| Costume & Make-Up | Jane English | Makeup Artist |
| Costume & Make-Up | Matthew W. Mungle | Prosthetic Designer |
| Costume & Make-Up | Pauletta O. Lewis | Hair Department Head |
| Costume & Make-Up | Stephen Robinette | Key Hair Stylist |
| Costume & Make-Up | Mitchell Stone | Key Hair Stylist |
| Production | Mads Hansen | Production Supervisor |
| Crew | John Portnoy | Post Production Supervisor |
| Crew | Louise Runge | Post Production Supervisor |
| Directing | Marion Tumen | Script Supervisor |
| Sound | Richard Glasser | Music Supervisor |
| Crew | Ron Trost | Special Effects Coordinator |
| Sound | Jonathan Miller | Supervising Sound Editor |
| Sound | Jonathan Miller | Sound Designer |
| Visual Effects | James Potter Jr. | Visual Effects Producer |
| Art | Dan Perri | Title Designer |
