Sex and Lies in Sin City: The Ted Binion Scandal Synopsis & Summary

Matthew Modine, Mena Suvari, and Marcia Gay Harden star in director Peter Medak's look at one of the biggest scandals ever to rock Las Vegas. The owner of the world famous Horseshoe Casino, Ted Binion (Matthew Modine) was one of the most powerful men in Sin City. But sin got the best of Ted when he fell scorching stripper Sandy Murphy (Mena Suvari). Caught up in a web of drugs and deception, noted heroin user Binion suffers a suspicious overdose that is quickly classified as a homicide. As Binion's sister Becky (Harden) works overtime to prevent the case from going cold, Sandy and her boyfriend (Johnathon Schaech) race to solve the mystery and prove their innocence. Based on the book Murder in Sin City by author Jeff German. - Jason Buchanan, All Movie Guide