Lucky Numbers (2000)

When they put their heads together... it's a no brainer.

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Russ Richards is a TV weatherman and local celebrity on the verge of losing his shirt. Desperate to escape financial ruin, he schemes with Crystal the TV station's lotto ball girl to rig the state lottery drawing. The numbers come up right, but everything else goes wrong as the plan starts to unravel and the game turns rough.

Release Date: October 27, 2000
Runtime: 1h 45m
Rating: 5.1/10 (196 votes)

Director: Nora Ephron

Cast: John Travolta, Lisa Kudrow, Tim Roth, Ed O'Neill, Michael Rapaport, Daryl Mitchell, Bill Pullman, Richard Schiff

Production: Paramount Pictures, StudioCanal, Jonathan D. Krane Productions, Mad Chance, Alphaville Films

weather forecast lottery weather forecaster weather debt woman director

Budget: $65M

Full Cast (53 people)

John Travolta as Russ Richards
Lisa Kudrow as Crystal
Tim Roth as Gig
Ed O'Neill as Dick Simmons
Michael Rapaport as Dale
Daryl Mitchell as Detective Chambers
Bill Pullman as Detective Pat Lakewood
Richard Schiff as Jerry Green
Michael Moore as Walter
Sam McMurray as Chief Troutman
Michael Weston as Larry
Maria Bamford as Wendy
Caroline Aaron as Sharpling
John F. O'Donohue as Bobby
Colin Mochrie as Jack
Nick Loren as Father
Jake Fritz as Sam
Emmy Laybourne as Process Server
Ken Jenkins as Dan Schuff
Andrea Walters as Heidi Zimmer
Denalda Williams as Dottie
Ginger Williams as Larry's Girlfriend
Craig Lally as Cop
Andy Siegel as Kippy
Frank Riccardi Jr. as Dale's Partner
Carole Androsky as Judy
Pat Jordan as Larry's Mother
Scott Mosenson as Paramedic
Dawn McMillan as Carol
Katrina Law as Teen Girl

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Lucky Numbers

Lucky Numbers

Lucky Numbers

When they put their heads together... it's a no brainer.

Lucky Numbers

Lucky Numbers

When they put their heads together... it's a no brainer.

105 min

Russ Richards is a TV weatherman and local celebrity on the verge of losing his shirt. Desperate to escape financial ruin, he schemes with Crystal the TV station's lotto ball girl to rig the state lottery drawing. The numbers come up right, but everything else goes wrong as the plan starts to unravel and the game turns rough.

When they put their heads together... it's a no brainer.

105 min

Russ Richards is a TV weatherman and local celebrity on the verge of losing his shirt. Desperate to escape financial ruin, he schemes with Crystal the TV station's lotto ball girl to rig the state lottery drawing. The numbers come up right, but everything else goes wrong as the plan starts to unravel and the game turns rough.

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Production Info

Original LanguageEnglish

Budget$65,000,000

Release Date10/27/2000

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Production Companies

Paramount Pictures

Jonathan D. Krane Productions

Alphaville Films

Keywords

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weather forecaster

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Cast

John Travolta

as Russ Richards

Lisa Kudrow

as Crystal

Tim Roth

as Gig

Ed O'Neill

as Dick Simmons

Michael Rapaport

as Dale

Daryl Mitchell

as Detective Chambers

Bill Pullman

as Detective Pat Lakewood

Richard Schiff

as Jerry Green

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Frequently Asked Questions

What is Lucky Numbers about?▾

Russ Richards is a TV weatherman and local celebrity on the verge of losing his shirt. Desperate to escape financial ruin, he schemes with Crystal the TV station's lotto ball girl to rig the state lot…

How long is Lucky Numbers?▾

1h 45m

When was Lucky Numbers released?▾

October 27, 2000

Who directed Lucky Numbers?▾

Nora Ephron

Who stars in Lucky Numbers?▾

John Travolta, Lisa Kudrow, Tim Roth

What genre is Lucky Numbers?▾

Comedy, Crime

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