Wild Card Movie
Wild Card is a 2015 American crime thriller film directed
by Simon West, and starring Jason Statham, Michael Angarano, Dominik
Garcia-Lorido, Milo Ventimiglia, Hope Davis, and Stanley Tucci. The film is
based on the 1985 novel Heat by William Goldman, and is a remake of the 1986
adaptation that starred Burt Reynolds. The film was released in the United
States on January 30, 2015 in a limited release and through video on demand.
Wild Card was a "box office bomb", making only
$6.0 million against a $30 million budget.
Directed by Simon West
Produced by Jason Statham,Steve Chasman
Screenplay by William Goldman
Based on Heat by William Goldman
Starring Jason Statham,Michael Angarano,Milo Ventimiglia, Dominik Garcia-Lorido,Anne Heche,Sofia Vergara,Max Casella,Jason Alexander,Hope Davis,Stanley Tucci
Music by Dario Marianelli
Cinematography Shelly Johnson
Edited by Padraic McKinley
Production company Current Entertainment,Quad Films,SJ Pictures
Sierra / Affinity
Distributed by Lionsgate
Release dates January 14, 2015 (France)
January 30, 2015 (United States)
Running time 92 minutes
Country United States
Language English
Budget $30 million
Box office $6.0 million
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Story of
Nick Wild (Jason Statham) is a recovering gambling addict
who takes odd jobs in Las Vegas as a "chaperone" (his version of a
bodyguard) to support his addiction. After helping a client impress a woman
(Sofia Vergara), he accepts a proposition from meek self-made millionaire Cyrus
Kinnick (Michael Angarano) to show him around Vegas and provide him with
protection while he gambles.
While eating at a diner, Nick's waitress friend Roxy
(Anne Heche) hands him a message from a woman he knows, Holly (Dominik
Garcia-Lorido), who wants him to stop by her house. Holly, a professional
escort, explains she had a date the previous night at the Golden Nugget.
Afterward, she was brutally raped and beaten by three unknown men in their
hotel room. Holly asks Nick to find out who they are so that she can sue them,
though unbeknownst to Nick, she plans to take revenge.
Nick discovers that the man responsible for raping Holly
is Danny DeMarco (Milo Ventimiglia), a gangster. DeMarco had his two thugs dump
her in a hospital car park. Nick goes to the hotel to confront DeMarco,
disguised as someone sent by another criminal. A confrontation develops but
Nick defends himself, overpowering DeMarco and his men, who are tied up as Nick
calls Holly. In the room, Holly contemplates castrating DeMarco, who breaks
down and begs her forgiveness, Holly decides to take $50,000 from DeMarco’s
desk and leave.
Holly splits the money with Nick and leaves Las Vegas.
Nick decides to take Cyrus to a casino and gamble with his half of DeMarco’s
money. Playing blackjack with dealer friend Cassandra (Hope Davis), he has a
winning streak, amassing a total of $506,000 in casino chips. When cashing out,
Nick has a sudden anxiety attack and tells Cyrus that even though the $500,000
will last him for many years, it isn’t enough to last him for a lifetime. Back
at the casino tables, Nick loses all of his money in a single bet. When leaving
the hotel, Nick is attacked by DeMarco’s men, and has to fight his way out of
the casino.
The next day, Nick goes to a meeting with Baby (Stanley
Tucci), the mafia boss of Las Vegas. Baby has received a complaint from
DeMarco, who claims that Nick broke into his hotel room, pistol-whipped him,
and killed two of his men – all to fund his gambling addiction. Baby warns Nick
that if he cannot prove his innocence, he will have to be killed. Nick tells
Baby that DeMarco is lying, explaining that DeMarco obviously had killed two of
his own men because they had witnessed him pleading for his life. To prove he
is telling the truth, Nick tells Baby that when Holly considered castrating
DeMarco, she had cut the side of his penis with garden shears. Baby asks
DeMarco to pull down his pants and prove Nick wrong, but after he refuses, Baby
concludes that DeMarco is lying and lets Nick go free.
Nick goes back to his local diner. He is approached by
Cyrus, who offers Nick $500,000 and a plane ticket to Corsica, but only if he
helps him "become a man" and learn how to defend himself. DeMarco and
his men appear in the diner. Cyrus starts singing, creating a distraction for
Nick. After realizing that DeMarco won’t stop until he is dead, Nick finally
kills DeMarco and all of his men with two eating utensils. Cyrus gives him a
cheque for $500,000 and the plane ticket, telling him that he has earned it.
After saying goodbye to each other, Nick leaves Las Vegas for good.
Cast by
Jason Statham as Nick Wild
Michael
Angarano as Cyrus Kinnick
Dominik
Garcia-Lorido as Holly
Milo
Ventimiglia as Danny DeMarco
Hope Davis as Cassandra
Stanley Tucci as Baby
Max Casella as Osgood
Sofía Vergara as Doris (also known as 'DD')
Jason
Alexander as Pinky
Anne Heche as Roxy
Darcy Allen as Hot Shot Dealer
Chris Browning as Tiel
Cedric the
Entertainer as Pinchus (casino
date)
