Story :New York City English professor Axel Freed outwardly seems like an upstanding citizen. But privately Freed is in the clutches of a severe gambling addiction that threatens to destroy him.
Cast
James CaanAxel Freed
Paul SorvinoHips
Lauren HuttonBillie
Morris CarnovskyA. R. Lowenthal
Jacqueline BrookesNaomi Freed
Burt YoungCarmine
Carmine CaridiJimmy
Vic TaybackOne
Steven KeatsHowie
London LeeMonkey
M. Emmet WalshLas Vegas gambler
James WoodsBank officer
Carl W. CrudupSpencer
Allan RichBernie
Stuart MargolinCowboy
Ric ManciniSal
Joel WolfeMoe
Raymond SerraBenny
William AndrewsBasketball Coach
Joseph AttlesSinger in Park
Antonio FargasPimp
Ernest ButlerVernon
Sully BoyarUncle Hy
Gregory RozakisJoe
Starletta DuPoisMonique (as Starletta De Paur)
Lucille PattonRicky's Wife
Ed KovensRicky
Baron WilsonBasketball Janitor
Richard ForonjyDonny
Frank SiveroDonny's Driver
Frank AdonisMan in Park with Donny (as Frank Scioscia)
Philip SterlingSidney
Patricia FayBank Teller
Beatrice WindeHospital Receptionist
Leon PinkneyStreet Basketball Boy
Alisha FontaineHowie's Girl
Presley CatonMonkey's Girl
Mitch SteinCollege Announcer
Jonathan KushnerCollege Announcer (as Jonathan Koshner)
Charles PolkHarlem Bartender
Dick SchaapTelevision Announcer
Chick HearnRadio Announcer
Lawrence Hilton-JacobsStreet Basketball Boy (uncredited)