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‘The Luckiest Man In America’ Review: Paul Walter Hauser Games The System On ‘Press Your Luck’ And Delivers Another Winning Weirdo Portrayal – Toronto Film Festival
A review of 'The Luckiest Man In America' starring Paul Walter Hauser as a unemployed ice cream truck driver who manages to beat game Press Your Luck
Columbian Director Samir Oliveros, who also co-wrote the script with Maggie Briggs, has based his film on the actual events when Larson went on to become the record breaker for winnings (over $100,000) by coming up with a can’t miss formula he honed making VHS tapes of past episodes and studying them over and over. Some of it sticks completely to the facts, some of it surmises what was going on in Larson’s head and life that led to this moment, including a rather ludicrous sidebar as he panics when they confront him and ends up in another studio wandering on a talk show where the host ( Johnny Knoxville in a bizarre cameo) begins interviewing him. Cast: Paul Walter Hauser, Walton Goggins, Shamier Anderson, David Strathairn, Maisie Williams, Patti Harrison, Johnny Knoxville, Haley Bennett, Shaunette Renee Wilson, Brian Geraghty, Lilli Kay, James Wolk.
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