Fever Pitch (1985) Synopsis & Summary
Synopsis
Writer-director Richard Brooks' final film features a weak script and poor acting but high energy direction in a tale of compulsive gambling in Las Vegas. Ryan O'Neal stars as Taggart, a sports reporter obsessed with gambling. As Taggart gets deeper and deeper into debt, he compounds his problems with assorted loansharks and gambling operators. Taggart has already lost his wife because of his compulsive gambling, but he takes up with big-timer Charley (Giancarlo Giannini), hoping to make a killing and settle the score. - Paul Brenner, All Movie Guide
Movie Info
Starring:
Rating:
R
Run Time:
95 min.
Distributor(s):
United Artists
Production Co.:
MGM, United Artists
Director(s):
Genre(s):
Drama
Themes:
Gambling
Tone:
Intimate, Stylized, Tense
Keywords:
bookie, columnist, gambling, gangster, investigator, journalism, obsession, sports
Status:
