SOME GUYS HAVE ALL THE LUCK. SOME GUYS ARE JUST GOOD.
NICKY'S GAME is an acclaimed short film, originally developed and produced as an independent television pilot, based on Peter Alson's New York Times Best Seller "Confessions of an Ivy League Bookie" starring John Ventimiglia ("The Sopranos"), Academy Award nominee Burt Young ("Rocky") and Alexie Gilmore ("New Amsterdam"). The film was directed by John-Luke Montias ("Bobby G. Can't Swim") and shot in 16mm on location in New York City. It premiered in 2005 at the inaugural New York Television Festival and went on to become an official selection of the 2006 Vail Film Festival and CineVegas International Film Festival before being released on DVD and other media by Indiepix .
Plot Summary
Nicky Singer (Ventimiglia) is a down on his luck Brooklyn native that has parlayed his Yale education into a job eking out a living as a professional poker player. Using his wits to navigate the seedy world of underground poker, Nicky must balance his own interest with those of his father (Young), a retiree whose own gambling debts have pushed him to the brink of eviction. In a struggle to keep his head above water, Nicky encounters a diverse group of wannabe mobsters, thugs and other eccentric characters.
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