Nicky's Game

Nicky's Game is an American short film, originally developed and produced as an independent television pilot,[1] based on Peter Alson's New York Times Best Seller Confessions of an Ivy League Bookie. The film was shot on 16mm in New York City and was premiered in 2005 at the inaugural New York Television Festival. It 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 Films.

Nicky’s Game
Directed byJohn-Luke Montias
Produced byMatthew Parker
Matthew Strauss
Executive producers
Christopher Woodrow
Shawn Parsons
Gill Holland
Lillian LaSalle
Peter Alson
Written byPeter Alson
StarringJohn Ventimiglia
Burt Young
Alexie Gilmore
Lev Gorn
Bill Tangradi
Music byEd Tomney
CinematographyGeorge Gibson
Edited byMichiel Pilgram
Tony Borden
Production
company
SpaceTime Films
Distributed byIndiePix Films
Release date
  • September 29, 2005 (2005-09-29) (New York Television Festival)
Running time
21 minutes
CountryUnited States
LanguageEnglish
Budget$100,000 (est.)

Plot summary

Nicky Singer (John Ventimiglia) is a down on his luck Brooklyn native who 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, he must balance his own interests with those of his father (Burt 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.

References
  1. Robert Riddell (2005-09-12). "Offshore setting sail with a trio of anchors". Variety. New York. Retrieved 2009-05-11.


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