Just the Ticket
Just the Ticket is a 1998 film directed by Richard Wenk. It stars Andy García and Andie MacDowell. Garcia was also the producer. The film was originally titled A Piece of Cake.
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| Directed by | Richard Wenk |
| Produced by | Andy García Gary Lucchesi |
| Written by | Richard Wenk |
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| Distributed by | MGM Distribution Co. |
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Running time | 115 minutes |
| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
| Budget | $12 million |
| Box office | $430,404 |
Plot
Gary Starke (Garcia) is a New York City ticket scalper who, in the old traditional style of scalping "works the street", known as "the walk", as opposed to the plethora of modern-day ticket brokers who ply the Internet for sales. Yet when his girlfriend Linda (MacDowell) gets enough of his lifestyle and leaves him, he decides to mend his ways and make one last big score, something that will help him win Linda back and straighten out his life. He finds his chance in an epiphanic moment; an opportunity to scalp a large stack of tickets to see the hottest show in town --- the Pope at Yankee Stadium.
Cast
- Andy Garcia as Gary Starke
- Andie MacDowell as Linda Palinski
- Richard Bradford as Benny Moran
- Alice Drummond as Lady with Cash
- Fred Asparagus as Zeus
- Louis Mustillo as Harry the Head
- Anita Elliott as Refund Lady at the Met
- Patrick Breen as San Diego Vinnie
- Laura Harris as Alice / 'Cyclops'
- Don Novello as Tony
- Ron Leibman as Barry the Book
- Michael Willis as TV Customer
- Jack Cafferty as Newscaster
- Molly Wenk as Catholic Schoolgirl Fanny
- Daniella Garcia-Lorido as Catholic Schoolgirl Lucy
- Abe Vigoda as Arty
- Andre B. Blake as Casino
- Michael P. Moran as Fat Max
- Ronald Guttman as Culinary Director
- Helen Carey as Mrs. Bennett, New York Times Food Critic
- Bobo Lewis as Mrs. Dolmatch
- Paunita Nichols as Rhonda
- Irene Worth as Mrs. Haywood
- Lenny Venito as Stanley
- Richard Wenk as Good Call Johnny D.J.
- George Palermo as Undercover Cop
- Anthony DeSando as Kenny Paliski
- Elizabeth Ashley as Mrs. Paliski
- Sully Boyar as Uncle Tony
- Joe Frazier as Himself
- Alfredo Álvarez Calderón as Yankee Stadium Security Chief
- Eugene Greytak as The Pope (as Gene Greytak)
- Bill Irwin as Ray Charles
Reception
Just the Ticket was poorly received by critics. It holds a rating of 23% on Rotten Tomatoes from 13 reviews.[1]