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ond. Looney is a bored cab driver and he does something pretty crazy. He records the conversations/goings-on in the back of his cab. But remember this is the 80s, he is not video recording anything, this is straight up audio recording. Kind of crazy, and weird to think of in today’s climate. Anyway, Looney, see, he happens to be recording two gentlemen talking in the back of his cab. And it appears to be a horse owner and another guy. The owner happens to tell the other guy, that they have been holding a horse back, meaning allowing him to lose, in order to make sure when he does win it will be a big payday. In fact saying, “the only way this horse can lose if if lightning strikes.” That is the hook that gets good ol’ Trotter. This creates a dilemma for him. Earlier that day he told his wife Pam that he gave up gambling, renewed the marriage vows, and moved back in with her. Problem is: he has to stop gambling. Well, like any good degenerate he is going to make that bet. Off to the racetrack, and that is where I will leave it. The movie is spectacular and the story is totally relatable. But more on the cast. So we start with Trotter played by Richard Dreyfuss. Who, if you dont know, is Hopper from Jaws or Roy Neary in Close Encounters of the Third Kind , I don’t know what to tell you. Oh, he won an Academy Award for The Goodbye Girl and was awesome in Stakeout and What About Bob. Okay, enough about him. Next is Looney, played by David Johansen. Yes, the New York Dolls front man David Johansen. My introduction to glam-punk when I was younger. Anyway, he has also gone by Buster Poindexter, which was a character he performed as in the 80s. Anyway besides the New York Dolls, his other great comedy turn is as the Ghost of Christmas past in Scrooged . Classic. Next is Trotter’s wife Pam, played by the amazing Teri Garr. What can I say about her, but she is in so many movies from my child hood, I feel like she is a defacto second mom. From Tootsie, Close Encounters, Young Frankenstein, Mr. Mom, the lady was amazing. Nominated for her role in Tootsie , supporting actress. Pretty great. Oh my god, I forgot she is in Mom and Dad Save the World. Love that flick too. Future article. Let’s round out the rest of the cast. A few more people around the racetrack. We meet some of the high rollers and one is Greenburg, played by Allen Garfield. Not a name you recall? He’s the is the police chief in Beverly Hills Cop 2 . Great bit part, but great acting. Next is his lady, Vicki, played by the insanely gorgeous Jennifer Tilly. This is 31 year old drop dead smoking Jennifer Tilly. This is after Moving Violations, but this starts her being casted in a ton more movies. My favorite fact about her is that she was married to the late Sam Simon, who was an orig inal producer of The Simpsons, so she gets a chunk of that Fox money, and ironically has been married to a professional poker player since she and Sam divorced. A few more actors, the ticket taker. Or the ticket seller. What do you call the guy you place the bets with at the racetrack, that is this guy, played by the late Robbie Coltrane. Yup, Hagrid from the Harry Potter s . Another richie-rich from the high rollers area is played by Michelle

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