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Samir Oliveros, ‘The Luckiest Man In America’ Filmmaker & Plenty Good Co-Founder, Signs With Cinetic Media
Samir Oliveros, director of 'Luckiest Man in America,' has signed with Cinetic Media ahead of the film's release via IFC.
The stranger-than-fiction story, based on true events, follows an unemployed ice cream truck driver who, in 1984, drives from Ohio to California to become a contestant on the popular game show Press Your Luck and goes on an unprecedented winning streak, all while keeping a big secret. The project features a stacked cast led by Paul Walter Hauser, which also includes David Strathairn, Shamier Anderson, Walton Goggins, Maisie Williams, Haley Bennett, and Johnny Knoxville. Additionally, Oliveros is a partner and co-founder of the aforementioned Plenty Good alongside Tomás Gómez Bustillo, Ciro Apicella, RJ Glass, Gewan Brown and Amanda Freedman.
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