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  • Big Shot: Confessions of a Campus Bookie (2002)
  • R
    TV Movie | 88 min | Drama
Big Shot: Confessions of a Campus Bookie (2002)
R
TV Movie | 88 min | Drama

Moyher's good boy Benny Silman from Brooklyn becomes an economics student at Arizona State University for the sun and sexy girls- and the proximity of gambling paradise Las Vegas. Benny aces his studies, being a mathematical genius, but ...See moreMoyher's good boy Benny Silman from Brooklyn becomes an economics student at Arizona State University for the sun and sexy girls- and the proximity of gambling paradise Las Vegas. Benny aces his studies, being a mathematical genius, but the one who earns money from him at sports is bookie Troy, who however recruits him as subcontractor, making a few thousand for himself. The next year Benny starts for himself, with a few dozen student vassals, and makes a hundredfold. A friend's big brother, Chicago stock-broker Joe Jr., doesn't hold Benny to a $6,000 loss but plants the idea of cheating by playing the 'spread' trough an accomplice jock, notably NBA-class college basketball player Stevin 'Hedake' Smith. Local drug lord Big Red imposes himself as second investor, but Benny manages to keep that secret for Joe's 'family'. Alas Benny also makes a single female conquest, Carolina horse rancher's daughter Callie, whose moralistic nagging not to 'waste his talent' makes working job, studies and dating simultaneously just too hard, so one day he dozes off too long to be where he should be to make it all work, in a business which rarely forgives losses. Then the FBI starts investigating suspicious statistics... Written by KGF Vissers See less
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Michael Ritchie (story) | Jason Keller (teleplay)
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Mar 31, 2002 (United States)

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31 cast members
Name Known for
David Krumholtz
Benny Silman Benny Silman   See fewer
Tory Kittles
Stevin 'Hedake' Smith Stevin 'Hedake' Smith   See fewer
Nicholas Turturro
Joe Jr. (as Nick Turturro) Joe Jr. (as Nick Turturro)   See fewer
James Le Gros
Troy (as James LeGros) Troy (as James LeGros)   See fewer
Theo Rossi
The Mook The Mook   See fewer
De Mann
Larry (as deMann) Larry (as deMann)   See fewer
Alex Rocco
Dominic Dominic   See fewer
Keith Loneker
Big Red Big Red   See fewer
Jeremy Luke
Nick (as Jeremy Luc) Nick (as Jeremy Luc)   See fewer
Andy Buckley
FBI Agent Simms FBI Agent Simms   See fewer
Colin Patrick Lynch
Agent Vasquez Agent Vasquez   See fewer
Kevin Brief
Professor Professor   See fewer
Jorge Garcia
Waiter Waiter   See fewer
Joss Gomez
Student Student   See fewer
Jay Krymis
Riviera valet Riviera valet   See fewer
Meriah Nelson
VIP Room Girl VIP Room Girl   See fewer
Cray Thomas
Student Student   See fewer
Charles Walker
Casino Gambler Casino Gambler   See fewer
Scotty Atkins
Jimmy - Strip club owner (uncredited) Jimmy - Strip club owner (uncredited)   See fewer
Ryan Bosch
Partygoer / Basketball Player (uncredited) Partygoer / Basketball Player (uncredited)   See fewer
Andy Bray
Student (uncredited) Student (uncredited)   See fewer
William Patrick Coleman
Student (uncredited) Student (uncredited)   See fewer
Joseph Hickok
Student (uncredited) Student (uncredited)   See fewer
D'Angelo Jones
Shooter (uncredited) Shooter (uncredited)   See fewer
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