 Lottery Ticket
Starring: Bow Wow, Brandon T. Jackson, Ice Cube, Naturi Naughton, Keith David
Directed by: Erik White
Screenplay by: Abdul Williams, Erik White
Release Date: August 20, 2010
MPAA Rating: PG-13 for sexual content, language including a drug reference, some violence and brief underage drinking.
Studio: Warner Bros. Pictures
 Domestic: $24,719,879 (100.0%)
Foreign: ---
Total: $24,719,879 (Worldwide)
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 Kevin Carson (Bow Wow), a young man living in the projects, is just an ordinary guy...until he wins $370 million in the Mondo Millions Lottery. That's the good news. The bad news is, the lottery claim office is closed for the long Fourth of July weekend, so, before he can collect his price, Kevin is going to have to figure out how to keep a lid on his good fortune and survive the next three days.
As news of his windfall spreads through the community like a grass fire, Kevin quickly discovers the good, the bad and the ugly in his closest friends and neighbors. Girls who could never be bothered before start chasing him down. Everyone wants a piece of him--inclusing the reverend, the local loan shark and one very threatening recent parolee won't take no for an answer.
On edge and on the run, he even begins to question the intenstions of his best friend, Benny (Brandon T. Jackson). He also starts to realize the power he holds in his hands and what this lottery ticket could really mean to him, his future, and the community. It's funny hwat people will do when money is involved.
"When I was a kid, I'd see Ed McMahon on television, going up to someone's house with a giant check," recounts director Erik White, who shares a story credit for "Lottery Ticket." "I always wondered why he never came to the projects, where I lived. I'd think, 'Man, wouldn't it be great if somebody I knew actually won that much money?' The flip side of that was, winning that much money in this neighborhood, where everyone knows your business--would that be a good thing or a bad thing?'"
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