Lay the Favorite

1h 36m 2012

Brief Synopsis

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Beth Raymer leaves behind her life as a stripper in Florida and heads to Las Vegas to realize her dream: being a cocktail waitress in a glitzy casino. But, when her career goals don't pan out, she falls in with Dink, a kind and idiosyncratic sports gambler. Beth wins Dink's admiration when she shows

Cast & Crew

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Stephen Frears

Director

Rebecca Hall

Bruce Willis

Catherine Zeta-jones

Joshua Jackson

Frank Grillo

Film Details

Also Known As
Bahse Var misin?, Lady Vegas, Lady Vegas - Les Memoires d'une joueuse, Take the Dog, Lieciet likmes uz favoritu, Statyk u? megstamiausia, Una ragazza a Las Vegas, Zadze i pieniadze
MPAA Rating
Genre
Adaptation
Comedy
Drama
Sports
Release Date
2012
Production Company
Creative Artists Agency ; Emmett/Furla/Oasis Films ; Jackson Investment Group ; Likely Story ; Lipsync Creative ; Monumental Pictures ; Random House Studio ; Ruby Films ; Westend Films ; Wild Bunch
Distribution Company
ALLIANCE FILMS/LES FILMS S+VILLE/RADIUS-TWC; Alliance Films ; Alliance Films ; Anchor Bay Entertainment ; Bim Distribuzione ; Budapest Film ; Central Film Verleih Gmbh ; Cinemania Groupicon ; Contender Entertainment ; Diamond Films ; Discovery Film ; Empire ; Entertainment One ; Filmladen Gmbh ; Independent Films (If) ; Kino Swiat International ; Les Films Séville ; Les Films Séville ; Radius-Twc ; SF Studios ; September Film Distribution ; Spentzos Films ; Top Film ; Top Film Baltic ; Village Roadshow Limited ; Wild Bunch ; Wild Bunch Germany
Location
New Orleans, Louisiana, USA; Las Vegas, Nevada, USA; New York, New York, USA

Technical Specs

Duration
1h 36m

Synopsis

Beth Raymer leaves behind her life as a stripper in Florida and heads to Las Vegas to realize her dream: being a cocktail waitress in a glitzy casino. But, when her career goals don't pan out, she falls in with Dink, a kind and idiosyncratic sports gambler. Beth wins Dink's admiration when she shows herself to be something of a gambling prodigy, but she also wins the ire of Dink's wife, Tulip, when her relationship with her boss seems to extend beyond the professional.

Director

Stephen Frears

Director

Cast

Rebecca Hall

Bruce Willis

Catherine Zeta-jones

Joshua Jackson

Frank Grillo

Vince Vaughn

Corbin Bernsen

Laura Prepon

Wayne Péré

John Carroll Lynch

Crew

Brandt Andersen

Executive Producer

Mick Audsley

Editor

Anthony Bregman

Producer

James Brett

Music

Michael Corso

Executive Producer

Daniel R Davis

Production Designer

D. V. Devincentis

Screenplay

D. V. Devincentis

Producer

Linda Drew

Associate To Director

Karen Elliott

Music Supervisor

Randall Emmett

Producer

Robert Farr

Sound Re-Recording Mixer

Sean Farrow

Visual Effects Supervisor

George Furla

Producer

Peter Gethers

Executive Producer

James Gibb

Executive Producer

Brandon Grimes

Executive Producer

Bonnie Grisan

Casting Associate

Anthony Gudas

Executive Producer

Peter Hampden

Executive Producer

Richard Jackson

Executive Producer

Richard Jackson

Executive Producer

Vincent Maraval

Executive Producer

Michael Mcdonough

Director Of Photography

Agnes Mentre

Executive Producer

Jesse Nye

Assistant Director

Christopher Peterson

Costume Designer

Erik Polczwartek

Art Director

Beth Raymer

Source Material

Michelle Schluter

Set Decorator

Tracey Seaward

Line Producer

Peter J Silbermann

Unit Publicist

James Skotchdopole

Executive Producer

Vickie Thomas

Casting Director

Paul Trijbits

Producer

Mark F. Ulano

Sound Mixer

Film Details

Also Known As
Bahse Var misin?, Lady Vegas, Lady Vegas - Les Memoires d'une joueuse, Take the Dog, Lieciet likmes uz favoritu, Statyk u? megstamiausia, Una ragazza a Las Vegas, Zadze i pieniadze
MPAA Rating
Genre
Adaptation
Comedy
Drama
Sports
Release Date
2012
Production Company
Creative Artists Agency ; Emmett/Furla/Oasis Films ; Jackson Investment Group ; Likely Story ; Lipsync Creative ; Monumental Pictures ; Random House Studio ; Ruby Films ; Westend Films ; Wild Bunch
Distribution Company
ALLIANCE FILMS/LES FILMS S+VILLE/RADIUS-TWC; Alliance Films ; Alliance Films ; Anchor Bay Entertainment ; Bim Distribuzione ; Budapest Film ; Central Film Verleih Gmbh ; Cinemania Groupicon ; Contender Entertainment ; Diamond Films ; Discovery Film ; Empire ; Entertainment One ; Filmladen Gmbh ; Independent Films (If) ; Kino Swiat International ; Les Films Séville ; Les Films Séville ; Radius-Twc ; SF Studios ; September Film Distribution ; Spentzos Films ; Top Film ; Top Film Baltic ; Village Roadshow Limited ; Wild Bunch ; Wild Bunch Germany
Location
New Orleans, Louisiana, USA; Las Vegas, Nevada, USA; New York, New York, USA

Technical Specs

Duration
1h 36m

Quotes

Trivia

Miscellaneous Notes

Limited Release in United States December 7, 2012

Released in United States on Video March 5, 2013

Released in United States 2012

Project was previously set up at Focus Features.

Limited Release in United States December 7, 2012

Released in United States 2012 (Premieres)

Released in United States on Video March 5, 2013

Based on the book "Lay the Favorite: A Memoir of Gambling" written by Beth Raymer and published by Spiegel & Grau in 2010.

Released in United States 2012 (Spotlight Films)

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