Balls Up (1997)
Jenny, a clever script assistant, lives with Geoff, recently returned to Toronto from Hollywood to direct a televised lottery show. Jenny comes up with a scheme for beating the lottery, which involves the seduction of Byron, an accountant who was hired to keep the lottery honest after the previous accountant dropped dead during the show. As the scheme proceeds, difficulties arise. A cleaning man, originally from India, is suspicious when he sees the lottery - supposedly live - being pre-taped; and the person chosen to buy the winning ticket is pursued by a loan shark. As the scheme unwinds, more and more people in Toronto - and India - learn the winning numbers of the upcoming draw. Meanwhile, Jenny and the accountant start falling in love. Her determined efforts ultimately turn an imminent disaster into a financial and romantic success.
Director: Alan Ehrlich
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Albert Schultz as Byron |
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Torri Higginson as Jenny |
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Ellen Dubin as Tracy |
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Allegra Fulton as Michelle |
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Pam Hyatt as Mother |
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Pamela Sinha as Macbool |
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Vik Sahay as Debdash |
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Sam Moses as Guru |
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Jonathan Potts as Ken |
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Joel S. Keller as Max |
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Richard McMillan as Larry |
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Vince Corazza as Dominic |
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Joe Pingue as Anatoli |
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Brooke Johnson as Cop |
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David Calderisi as Leon |
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Marvin Ishmael as Swami |
| Directing | Alan Ehrlich | Director |
| Production | Richard Nielsen | Producer |
| Production | Allan Levine | Line Producer |
| Camera | Ava Gerlitz | Still Photographer |
| Production | Deanne Judson | Producer |
| Editing | Anna Pafomow | Editor |
| Crew | Randy Butcher | Stunt Coordinator |
| Crew | Blair Johannes | Stunt Double |
| Crew | Jane Conway | Animal Wrangler |
| Camera | Cudah Andarawewa | First Assistant Camera |
| Costume & Make-Up | Vicki Graef | Costume Designer |
| Writing | Richard Nielsen | Writer |
| Directing | Patricia Joyes | Script Supervisor |