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The Big Town 1987 Directed by Ben Bolt

Lady luck is always on his side. Tonight, she's on fire.

It is 1957. J.C. Cullen is a young man from a small town, with a talent for winning at craps, who leaves for the big city to work as a professional gambler. While there, he breaks the bank at a private craps game at the Gem Club, owned by George Cole, and falls in love with two women, one of them Cole's wife.

Country USA
Production Country USA
Language English
Spoken Language English
Gneres Drama , Romance
Revenue $1,733,017
Release Date 25 September 1987
109 mins
Cast
Matt Dillon
Matt Dillon J.C. Cullen
Diane Lane
Diane Lane Lorry Dane
Tommy Lee Jones
Tommy Lee Jones George Cole
Bruce Dern
Bruce Dern M. Edwards
Lee Grant
Lee Grant Ferguson Edwards
Tom Skerritt
Tom Skerritt Phil Carpenter
Suzy Amis
Suzy Amis Aggie Donaldson
David Marshall Grant
David Marshall Grant Sonny Binkley
Don Francks
Don Francks Carl Hooker
Del Close
Del Close Deacon Daniels
Meg Hogarth
Meg Hogarth Dorothy Cullen
Cherry Jones
Cherry Jones Ginger McDonald
Alvaro D'Antonio
Alvaro D'Antonio Prager
David James Elliott
David James Elliott Cool Guy
Steve Yorke
Steve Yorke Garage Boy
Chris Owens
Chris Owens Garage Boy
Sean McCann
Sean McCann Roy McMullin
Kevin Fox
Kevin Fox Boss's Son
Marc Strange
Marc Strange Madigan
Don Lake
Don Lake Patsy Fuqua
Angelo Rizacos
Angelo Rizacos Harold
Chris Benson
Chris Benson Shooter
Gary Farmer
Gary Farmer Duke
Diego Matamoros
Diego Matamoros Sid
Sarah Polley
Sarah Polley Christy Donaldson
Kirsten Bishop
Kirsten Bishop Adele
Kenneth McGregor
Kenneth McGregor Bartender
Viki Matthews
Viki Matthews Gem Club Dancer
Cherie McGroarty
Cherie McGroarty Gem Club Dancer
Sandy Czapiewski
Sandy Czapiewski Gem Club Dancer
Marie Siebert
Marie Siebert Gem Club Dancer
Julie Conte
Julie Conte Gem Club Dancer
A.C. Peterson
A.C. Peterson Doorman
Sam Malkin
Sam Malkin Bernstein
Robert Morelli
Robert Morelli Sideburns
Layne Coleman
Layne Coleman Murphy
Lolita Davidovich
Lolita Davidovich Black Lace Stripper
William Colgate
William Colgate Gem Club Gambler
William Forrest MacDonald
William Forrest MacDonald Gem Club Gambler
Len Doncheff
Len Doncheff Gem Club Gambler
Michael Caruana
Michael Caruana Gem Club Gambler
Richard Comar
Richard Comar Gem Club Gambler
Lubomir Mykytiuk
Lubomir Mykytiuk Gem Club Gambler
Robert Ramsay Collins
Robert Ramsay Collins Gem Club Gambler
Errol Slue
Errol Slue Friendly Guy
Gerry Pearson
Gerry Pearson Baptist Preacher
Hugo Dann
Hugo Dann Elmo
John Evans
John Evans Marvin Brown
J. Winston Carroll
J. Winston Carroll Detective
Diane Gordon
Diane Gordon Mrs. Rogers
Crew
Director
Ben Bolt
Ben Bolt
Writer
Robert Roy Pool
Robert Roy Pool
Producers
Martin Ransohoff
Martin Ransohoff
Don Carmody
Don Carmody
Executive Producer
Gene Kraft
Gene Kraft
Cinematography
Ralf D. Bode
Ralf D. Bode
Editor
Stuart H. Pappé
Stuart H. Pappé
Production Design
Bill Kenney
Bill Kenney
Original Writer
Clark Howard
Clark Howard
Art Direction
Dan Yarhi
Dan Yarhi
Maher Ahmad
Maher Ahmad
Set Decoration
Mark S. Freeborn
Mark S. Freeborn
Rose Marie McSherry
Rose Marie McSherry
Raymond W. Fleischman
Raymond W. Fleischman
Costume Design
Wendy Partridge
Wendy Partridge
Makeup Artists
Katherine Southern
Katherine Southern
Tim Mogg
Tim Mogg
Hairstylist
David R. Beecroft
David R. Beecroft
Music
Michael Melvoin
Michael Melvoin
Casting
Nancy Klopper
Nancy Klopper
Assistant Directors
Don French
Don French
Terry Gould
Terry Gould
Andrew Shea
Andrew Shea
Howard Rothschild
Howard Rothschild