Big Bucks: The Press Your Luck Scandal (2003)
On May 19, 1984, an out of work ice cream truck driver from Southwestern Ohio broke the bank on CBS' hit game show of the mid-1980's "Press Your Luck" and made TV history by setting a record for the most money won by a contestant in one appearance on a daytime game show; A record which may have been long been surpassed with the Big-Jackpot game shows of today, but still stands strong as the biggest win in "Press Your Luck's" history. Was it brilliance? Was it cheating? And how did he do it? "Press Your Luck's" host and crew, the family of Michael Larson - the man who walked away with $110,237 in cash and prizes - and Michael's opponents from that fateful day gathered in Hollywood 19 years later to relive the events of that remarkable event in TV history.
Director: James P. Taylor Jr.
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Peter Tomarken as |
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Bob Boden as Self |
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Ryan S. Sands as Teresa Larson |
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Janie Litras Dakan as Self |
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Rod Roddy as Self - Announcer (archive sound) |
| Camera | Wes Dorman | Director of Photography |
| Editing | Greg Berg | Editor |
| Sound | Mark Leggett | Music |
| Production | Erin Lear | Casting |
| Directing | James P. Taylor Jr. | Director |
| Writing | J.V. Martin | Writer |
| Costume & Make-Up | Frank Jackson | Hairstylist |
| Art | Ryan P. Dreyer | Art Direction |
| Costume & Make-Up | Frank Jackson | Makeup Artist |
| Production | Randall M. Boyd | Supervising Producer |
| Production | Mike Dodgen | Associate Producer |
| Production | Dave Harding | Supervising Producer |
| Production | J.V. Martin | Producer |
| Production | Erik Nelson | Executive Producer |
| Production | Gregory A. Gale | Production Manager |
| Crew | Tom Koykka | Post Production Supervisor |
| Sound | Michael Klinger | Sound |
| Visual Effects | Frank Jackson | Visual Effects |
| Directing | Elizabeth Demers | Script Supervisor |
| Production | Bob Boden | Production Executive |
| Production | D. Cole Berry | Production Assistant |
| Sound | Kelsey Wood | Music Editor |
| Production | Skye Chandler | Production Assistant |
