After losing his initial stack to John Malkovich, Matt Damon has to play him again in order to pay off the debt Ed Norton owed against his name (who subsequently bailed). After winning enough to pay off the debt, Damon continues playing and beats Malkovich ending up with exactly the same pot he had at the start of the movie.
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Exceptions include the law school scenes (filmed at Rutgers School of Law-Newark) and the State Trooper poker game and parking lot scenes (filmed at the B.P.O Elks Lodge in Ridgefield Park, New Jersey). Reception Box office. Rounders was released on September 11, 1998, in 2,176 theaters and grossed $8.5 million during its opening weekend. The stakes are very high, making scenes incredibly tense, particularly as Bond is severally defeated before he eventually claims victory. What makes the casino scenes stand out is the attention to detail that will keep you anticipating for the next move.
Rounders Casino Poker Chip
Continuity mistake: When Mike is in the bath talking to Knish, his right hand moves around a lot. Whenever Mike is seen from behind, his hand is on the marble column next to him, but when he is seen from the front, both his hands are in his coat pockets. Back and forth, through the entire scene.
TwotallTrivia: Johnny Chan was only supposed to be a technical advisor for the writers of the film, but his daughter wanted to meet Matt Damon so they went to the set, and since he was there the writers wrote the casino scene and put Chan in it, that's how he got in the movie.
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Rounder Casino Review
After losing his initial stack to John Malkovich, Matt Damon has to play him again in order to pay off the debt Ed Norton owed against his name (who subsequently bailed). After winning enough to pay off the debt, Damon continues playing and beats Malkovich ending up with exactly the same pot he had at the start of the movie.
Pogal
Exceptions include the law school scenes (filmed at Rutgers School of Law-Newark) and the State Trooper poker game and parking lot scenes (filmed at the B.P.O Elks Lodge in Ridgefield Park, New Jersey). Reception Box office. Rounders was released on September 11, 1998, in 2,176 theaters and grossed $8.5 million during its opening weekend. The stakes are very high, making scenes incredibly tense, particularly as Bond is severally defeated before he eventually claims victory. What makes the casino scenes stand out is the attention to detail that will keep you anticipating for the next move.
Rounders Casino Poker Chip
Continuity mistake: When Mike is in the bath talking to Knish, his right hand moves around a lot. Whenever Mike is seen from behind, his hand is on the marble column next to him, but when he is seen from the front, both his hands are in his coat pockets. Back and forth, through the entire scene.
TwotallTrivia: Johnny Chan was only supposed to be a technical advisor for the writers of the film, but his daughter wanted to meet Matt Damon so they went to the set, and since he was there the writers wrote the casino scene and put Chan in it, that's how he got in the movie.
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