Originally Posted by monet View Post
Originally Posted by redietz View Post
Mickey, you should probably watch the old movie, "The Runner." It's based on Billy Waters, with John Goodman playing the Walters character. It's a terrible movie, but it does capture the world of runners pretty well. Some famous actors in all the key roles.
First Off... it is not that old of a movie.
Second Thing... it's a fantastic movie!
And Lastly... you are a terrible movie critic.
One of my best pals and I used to watch it all the time as we had the VCR Tape!
Literally in our constant rotation of gambling movies.
Joe Montana wasn't just a great quarterback, he was a damn good actor too!

Glad you have that film in your rotation. My friend, Al, thinks it's great. The thing I liked best about that movie was that it actually gave a sense of the gambling temptation (and ruin) right next to the runners every second of every day if they succumbed to their weaknesses and wanted to try to make more. There was that sense that five minutes of weakness could destroy you permanently, and those of us who lived in LV and bet fair amounts, we could empathize. It was the classic cautionary tale.

Plus you can't beat John Goodman as Billy Walters.