Saint John of Las Vegas

A compulsive gambler attempts to cure his addiction by moving from Las Vegas to Albuquerque and working at an auto insurance company, only to find old temptations cropping up once again when he's sent out to investigate a dubious car accident just outside Sin City.

After a string of bad luck at the tables, John (Steve Buscemi) decides to give up gambling and take a shot at a "normal" life. Arriving in Albuquerque and landing a job at an auto insurance company, John goes to work for Mr. Townsend (Peter Dinklage), who pairs him with the company's top fraud debunker, Virgil (Romany Malco), and sends them out on an investigation together. While John is eager to get a promotion, he's reluctant to go anywhere near Las Vegas, and before he leaves he strikes up a tenuous romance with his eccentric co-worker, Jill (Sarah Silverman).

On the road, Virgil and John encounter a series of offbeat characters including Ned, a nude militant (Tim Blake Nelson), Tasty D Lite, a wheelchair-using stripper (Emmanuelle Chriqui), and a carnival human torch (John Cho). But while Virgil is the one with the experience, John gradually begins to assert himself and soon his efforts begin to pay off as the case moves closer to conclusion. As John's confidence grows, he becomes increasingly aware of the fact that running away from his gambling problem is not the solution, and that he'll only be able to move forward by returning to Las Vegas to face his demons head on.

• Steve Buscemi as John, a quitting gambler
• Romany Malco as Virgil, an insurance fraud investigator
• Sarah Silverman as Jill, John's co-worker and love interest
• Peter Dinklage as Mr. Townsend, John's boss
• Tim Blake Nelson as Ned, a nude militant
• Danny Trejo as Bismarck
• John Cho as Smitty, a carnival human torch
• Emmanuelle Chriqui as Tasty D Lite, a paraplegic stripper
• Aviva as Penny

The film received $21,666 in its opening weekend at #50 and reportedly gross domestic box office receipts totaled just over $100,000.[3][4]

The film has mostly received mostly negative reviews. As of June 2020, the film holds a 23% approval rating on Rotten Tomatoes, based on 52 reviews with an average rating of 4.28 out of 10. The website's critics consensus reads: "Writer-director Hue Rhodes' debut is a poorly-paced, forgettable comedy that wastes the quirky talents of stars Steve Buscemi and Sarah Silverman."[5]

Chris Nashaway of Entertainment Weekly called the film "Excruciatingly awful" and "a shaggy road movie to nowhere".[6]

• Official website
• Saint John of Las Vegas at IMDb
• Saint John of Las Vegas at AllMovie
• Saint John of Las Vegas at Box Office Mojo
• Saint John of Las Vegas at Rotten Tomatoes