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Actors: Philip Seymour Hoffman. Minnie Driver. John Hurt. Maury Chaykin
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| Review Summary and Plot Commentary about Owning Mahowny |
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OWNING MAHOWNY is a British-Canadian movie directed by Richard Kwietniowski in 2002.
Dan Mahowny works as an executive in a Toronto bank. He uses to place bets at the racetracks but, one day, he doesn't have the cash to pay the $10,000 he owes to his bookmaker. He decides to open a faked account in his own bank, pays his debt, and flies to Atlantic City in order to win back the money. During the next months, Dan Mahowny will embezzle more than $9 millions in order to satisfy his gambling obsession. Every weekend, he'll fly to Vegas or Atlantic City and lose huge sums of money in the casinos.
--Daniel Staebler, Resident Scholar
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| Analysis of Owning Mahowny |
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Plot
Time/era of movie:
- 1980's-1999
Crime & Scandal
Yes
Story of
- casino crime
Job/Profession/Poverty Story?
Yes
Job:
- gambler
Main Character
Identity:
- Male
Profession/status:
- business executive
Age:
- 20's-30's
Eccentric:
Yes
- obsessed
Hair color?
- blonde
Hair type
- (man) short/standard straight
Body type
- (man) fat
Events of movie makes character more...
- sad
Ethnicity/Nationality
- Canadian
How sensitive is this character?
- middling sensitive to others' feelings
Intelligence
- Average intelligence
Physique
- average physique
Secondary Main Character
Identity:
- Male
Hair color
- brunette (Brown)
Hair style
- (man) short/standard straight
Body type
- (man) average build
How much in movie?
- 60%
Ethnicity/Nationality
- White (American)
Setting
United States
Yes
The US:
- West
- Midwest
The Americas (not US):
Yes
The Americas:
- Canada
City?
Yes
City:
- Las Vegas
Misc setting
- resort/hotel
Style
Accounts of torture and death?
- no torture/death
Movie makes you feel...
- thoughtful
Non-American film?
Yes
What language?
- English
Any profanity?
- None
If soundtrack VERY NOTICEABLE...
- Modern rock/pop
Is this movie based on a
- book
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