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Lucky You
Starring: Eric Bana, Drew Barrymore, Robert Duvall, Debra Messing
Directed by: Curtis Hanson
Screenplay by: Curtis Hanson, Eric Roth
Release Date: May 4th, 2007
MPAA Rating: PG-13 for some language and sexual humor.
Studio: Warner Bros. Pictures
Domestic: $5,758,950 (68.7%)
Foreign: $2,623,527 (31.3%)
Total: $8,382,477 (Worldwide)
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![]() Tagline: Change your game. Change your life.
A gifted poker player juggles an intense relationship with his girlfriend's sister, while trying to raise the money to play in his field's annual "World Series" -- even if it means squaring off against his father.
Set in the world of high-stakes professional poker, the story focuses on Huck Cheever (Bana), a gifted young poker player confronting his personal demons as he attempts to win a world championship tournament in Las Vegas.
In "Lucky You," director Curtis Hanson ("L.A. Confidential," "Wonder Boys," "8 Mile") brings us a story based in the world of high-stakes Las Vegas poker. Huck Cheever (Eric Bana) is a blastera 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 Pokerand the affections of Billie Offer (Drew Barrymore), a young singer from Bakersfieldthere is one significant obstacle in his path: his father, L.C. Cheever (Robert Duvall), the poker legend who abandoned Huck's mother years ago.
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