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The Big Town is a 1987 American drama neo-noir thriller film about a young man who comes to the big city to work as a professional gambler, in the process becoming romantically involved with two women—one of whom is already married.
- $10 million or $17 million
- Martin Ransohoff
- September 25, 1987
The Big Town: Directed by Ben Bolt, Harold Becker. With Matt Dillon, Diane Lane, Tommy Lee Jones, Bruce Dern. A dice roller falls in love with a talented dancer who happens to be the wife to a gangster.
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This story could be about baseball, jazz, open-heart surgery, computer programming, tap dancing or mind reading. In "The Big Town," it's about gambling. Matt Dillon plays the farm boy from Iowa who keeps winning at the crap tables because he knows the odds cold and because he has amazingly good luck.
Movie Info. A lucky country boy (Matt Dillon) turns crapshooter in 1950s Chicago and falls for a gangster's (Tommy Lee Jones) stripper wife (Diane Lane). Rating: R. Genre: Drama. Original Language:...
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- Ben Bolt, Harold Becker
- R
- Matt Dillon
J.C. Cullen arrives in Chicago in 1957 from a small town. With a talent for winning at craps, he tries to embark as a professional gambler. He breaks the bank at a private craps game at the Gem Club, owned by the dangerous and brutal George Cole, and falls for two women, one of whom is Cole's wife. He ignores advice to steer clear of both Coles.
The Big Town. An electrifying thriller about a small-town gambler seeking fame and fortune in the big city. J.C. Cullen (Matt Dillon) arrives in Chicago and becomes a top dice thrower. But when he meets a beautiful dancer (Diane Lane), his luck may have finally runout - her husband (Tommy Lee Jones) is a ruthless killer.