One Last Ride ( 1 Last Ride )

One Last Ride (DVD) (*)

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Original Title: 1 Last Ride
Screened, competed or awarded at:
Other Film Festival Awards

Language Selections:
English ( Dolby Digital 5.1 )

Product Origin/Format:
Australia ( PAL/Region 0 )

Running Time:
84 min

Aspect Ratio:
Widescreen (1.78:1)

Special Features:
Interactive Menu
Scene Access

Movie filmed in 2005 and produced in:
United States ( USA, Canada )

Directed By:
Tony Vitale

Written By:
Patrick Cupo

Actors:
Patrick Cupo ..... Michael
Robert Davi ..... Father
Chazz Palminteri ..... Tweat
Anita Barone ..... Gina
Jack Carter ..... Sid
Joe Marinelli ..... Carmine
Mario Roccuzzo ..... Charlie Figs
Tracey Walter ..... Nicky
Tony Lee ..... Richie
Lana Parrilla ..... Antoinette
Candice Azzara ..... Gina's Mother
Charles Durning ..... Mr. Orlick
Josh Hutcherson ..... Joey
Annie Abbott ..... Aunt Margaret
Ossie Beck ..... Waiter

Synopsis:

One man's life begins to crack under the weight of his compulsive gambling in the heartfelt drama One Last Ride. Michael works as a salesman for a garment firm in Los Angeles. Michael has a job, a wife named Gina (Anita Barone), and a baby on the way; however, he also has a gambling problem that is threatening to destroy him. As his debts mount, Michael is forced to lie to his boss (Charles Durning) in order to come up with money to pay his bookies, and as the pressures of his job and the coming responsibilities of fatherhood weigh on him, Michael sinks deeper and deeper into his addiction to gambling, always convinced the next bet will be the big win that pulls him out of the hole.

Placing the viewer inside the mind of a gambler on a downward spiral and then grasping at straws to deliver a hopeful resolution, "One Last Ride" falls short of the finish line as a statement on the costs of unreasonable risk-taking. The potent cast, Tony Vitale's assured direction and a solid foundation with lead thesp Patrick Cupo adapting his own play help mitigate many of the pic's deficiencies, making it a solid vid and ancillary player if not a likely pick in theatrical races.

ONE LAST RIDE places the viewer inside the mind of a gambler on a downward spiral and then grasping at straws to deliver a hopeful resolution.

This product was added to our catalog on Saturday 15 September, 2012.