Past RunRated R108 min

Casino Jack

Kevin Spacey plays the self-styled super-lobbyist Jack Abramoff in a film by George Hickenlooper. With Barry Pepper, Kelly Preston and Jon Lovitz.

“Spacey's splendid in this brisk and engaging portrait of the disgraced Washington lobbyist.” (Michael Rechtshaffen, Hollywood Reporter)

“Kevin Spacey is both exuberant and acidulous as the corrupt lobbyist Jack Abramoff in this farcical account of the influence-peddling scandals that put Abramoff in prison. The writer, Norman Snider, and the director, George Hickenlooper, emphasize the (authentic) Jewish piety that made it easy for Abramoff to link up with such Bible quoters as the Republican congressmen Tom DeLay and Bob Ney. But it’s money—and the ease of getting it—that sends Abramoff and his partner Michael Scanlon aloft with joy. Hickenlooper works in brief, vibrant scenes and happy sunshine—the movie is meant to be a giddy entertainment more than a morality tale, though the giddiness is trailed by an appropriate tug of unease.” (David Denby, New Yorker)

A Golden Globe nominee for Best Actor (Musical or Comedy).

““Kevin Spacey is both exuberant and acidulous as the corrupt lobbyist Jack Abramoff in this farcical account of the influence-peddling scandals that put Abramoff in prison. The writer, Norman Snider, and the director, George Hickenlooper, emphasize the (authentic) Jewish piety that made it easy for Abramoff to link up with such Bible quoters as the Republican congressmen Tom DeLay and Bob Ney. But it’s money—and the ease of getting it—that sends Abramoff and his partner Michael Scanlon aloft with joy. Hickenlooper works in brief, vibrant scenes and happy sunshine—the movie is meant to be a giddy entertainment more than a morality tale, though the giddiness is trailed by an appropriate tug of unease.””

— David Denby, New Yorker

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Where it played at Laemmle — 7 engagements

Cameo
Wed, Feb 23 – Fri, Feb 25, 2011 · 3 days
Santa Monica
Monica Film Center
Fri, Dec 17, 2010 – Thu, Jan 27, 2011 · 6 weeks
Encino
Town Center 5
Fri, Dec 17, 2010 – Sun, Jan 23, 2011 · 5 weeks
Pasadena
Playhouse 7
Fri, Dec 17, 2010 – Sun, Jan 23, 2011 · 5 weeks
Claremont
Claremont 5
Fri, Jan 7 – Thu, Jan 13, 2011 · 1 week
Fallbrook 7
Fri, Dec 31, 2010 – Thu, Jan 13, 2011 · 2 weeks
West Hollywood
Sunset 5
Fri, Dec 17 – Tue, Dec 28, 2010 · 2 weeks