In the world of high-stakes poker, Huck Cheever (Eric Bana) is a blaster--a player who goes all out, all the time. But in his personal relationships, Huck plays it tight, expertly avoiding emotional commitments and long-term expectations. When Huck sets out to win the main event of the 2003 World Series of Poker--and the affections of Billie Offer (Drew Barrymore), a young singer from Bakersfield--there is one significant obstacle in his path: his anger toward his father, L.C. Cheever, the poker legend who abandoned Huck's mother years ago. As these two rivals (Robert Duval) progress toward a final showdown at the poker table, Huck learns that to win in the games of life and poker, he must try to play cards the way he has been living his life and live his life the way he has been playing cards.
Production Lucky You Pictures Inc.; Warner Bros. Pictures; DiNovi Pictures; Village Roadshow Pictures; Deuce Three Productions;
Cast Names Eric Bana; Drew Barrymore; Horatio Sanz; Joey Kern; Debra Messing; Jean Smart; Charles Martin Smith; Robert Duvall; Delaine Yates; Phyllis Somerville; Robert Downey Jr.; Yetta Gottesman; Saverio Guerra; Danny Hoch; Kenny Cau; Lindsay MacFarland; Bill May; Omar Benson Miller; Jack Younger; Tracy Howe; Matt Savage; Mykel Shannon Jenkins; Sonny Surowiec; Madeleine Peyroux; Kelvin Han Yee; Joseph A. Garcia; Alexander Kuznetsov; Hans Howes; Bradford English; Maya Hazen; Daniel Doble; Ed Refuerzo; Elisabeth Granli; Spencer Conner; Sam Farha; Chau Giang; Barry Greenstein; Jason Lester; Ted Forrest; Minh Ly;
Release Date 2007-05-01 (Tribeca Film Festival) (premiere) 2007-05-04
Genres Comedy; Drama; Romance; Sport;
MPAA Rating [?] Rated PG-13 for some language and sexual humor.