Rent Luck: Series 1 (2012)
2.7 of 5 from 18 ratings
7h 40min
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- Synopsis:
A Provocative Look at the worlds of horse racing and gambling told through a diverse group of characters surrounding a California racetrack, "Luck" is an intriguing drama from Emmy Award winner David Milch and Academy Award nominee and Emmy Award winner Michael Mann. Intuitive tough guy Chester "Ace" Bernstein (Dustin Hoffman), has always been involved with gambling, from bookmaking and money laundering to casino operations - and was recently released after a three-year prison term. He teams up with Gus Demitriou (Dennis Farina), his longtime chauffeur and muscle, to craft a complex plan involving the Santa Anita Racetrack in California. As they plot out Ace's strategy, the pair recruits Turo Escalante (John Ortiz), a successful trainer with a sordid reputation. In the meantime, an old trainer, Walter Smith (Nick Nolte) nurtures a possible breakthrough thoroughbred, while a ragtag group of four racetrack groupies band together to try to catch lightning in a bottle - as winners of an elusive Pick Six bet. - Actors:
- Dustin Hoffman, Jason Gedrick, Richard Kind, Gary Stevens, Nick Nolte, Kerry Condon, Dennis Farina, John Ortiz, Jill Hennessy, Kevin Dunn, Patrick Weil, Holley Ann Dorrough, Amiée Conn, Jack Topalian, Melanie Seelinger, Franklin Ruehl, Stephane Nicoli, Max Napolitano, Jasmine Lowe, Jim Lau
- Directors:
- Michael Mann, Terry George, Allen Coulter, Phillip Noyce, Brian Kirk, Henry Bronchtein, Mimi Leder
- Producers:
- Dustin Hoffman, Todd London, Ra'uf Glasgow, Henry Bronchtein, Michael Mann, David Milch, Kathleen M. Shea, Carolyn Strauss, Eric Roth
- Creators:
- David Milch
- Writers:
- David Milch, Ron Peters, John R. Perrotta, Bill Barich, Jay Hovdey, Scott Willson, Robin Shushan, Amanda Ferguson, Eric Roth
- Studio:
- Warner
- Genres:
- TV Crimes, TV Dramas
- BBFC:
- Release Date:
- 03/12/2012
- Run Time:
- 479 minutes
- Languages:
- English DTS-HD Master Audio 5.1, French DTS 5.1, Latin American Spanish DTS 2.0
- Subtitles:
- Castillian, Danish, English, English Hard of Hearing, Finnish, French, Norwegian, Spanish, Swedish
- Formats:
- Pal
- Aspect Ratio:
- Widescreen 1.78:1 / 16:9
- Colour:
- Colour
- BLU-RAY Regions:
- B
- Bonus:
- Invitation To The Set: A behind-the-scenes look at the making of Luck featuring interviews with the cast and crew
- A Day At The Races: Cast members Richard Kind, Kerry Condon, Tom Payne and Ritchie Coster discuss the series and the sport of horse racing as they spend a day at the Santa Anita Racetrack
- Life At The Track: An exploration of the culture of horse racing featuring interviews with the cast and crew
- Audio Commentaries: Three audio commentaries with creator/executive producer David Milch, executive producer Michael Mann, producer/actor Dustin Hoffman and director Mimi Leder
- Trailer
- Disc 1:
- This disc includes the following episodes:
1. Pilot
2. Ace Meets With a Potential Investor
3. Ace Meets with a Talented Whiz Kid - Disc 2:
- This disc includes the following episodes:
4. Ace Meets with a Colleague
5. Ace Forces Escalante to Swap Jockeys
6. Ace Pitches a Deal - Disc 3:
- This disc includes the following episodes:
7. Ace and Claire Tour a Horse Farm
8. Ace Counters Smythe's Move with His Own
9. Two Prized Colts Go Head to Head
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Reviews (1) of Luck: Series 1
Animal deaths too much to take - Luck: Series 1 review by CP Customer
Despite being beautifully shot and played, I could hardly understand what was going on in this HBO series. I had a slight problem with the early Wire episodes, but soon got into the demotic, and became enslaved. This was so gnomic as to be incomprehensible, so I looked up the plot summaries to get a handle on the thing. This is when I discovered that THREE horses were killed during shooting, so for an animal lover like me, that was the finish. Also that HBO cancelled it after only one series on account of the animals' deaths. It might have been a help for CP to let the subscribers know this before we hired the discs.
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