Going for Broke (2003)
July 14, 2003Release Date
Going for Broke (2003)
July 14, 2003Release Date
Plot.
Where to Watch.
Cast & Crew.
Delta Burke
Laura Bancroft
Gerald McRaney
Jim Bancroft
Elliot Page
Jennifer Bancroft
Matthew Harbour
Tommy Bancroft
Patricia Gage
Lois
Joyce Gordon
Belle Patchit
Francis X. McCarthy
Brad Bradford
Mary Donnelly-Haskell
Martine Miller
Spiro Malandrakis
Conner
Lisa Bronwyn Moore
Ms. Jenkins
Gillian Ferrabee
Principal
Raymond Stone
Judge
Richard Jutras
Kenneth Dowling
Alan Fawcett
Howard Davenport
Susan Almgren
Mrs. Meyers
Marie-Marguerite Sabongui
Shari
Norris Domingue
Grandpa Frank
Vera Miller
CastingDirector
Cecile Cristobal
Cindy
Nadia Rona
CastingDirector
Natalie Vansier
Erin
Charles S. Doucet
Bank Executive
Daniela Ferrera
Casino Waitress
Danny Blanco Hall
Police Officer
Al Vandecruys
Joe
Marino Gentile
Casino Employee
Ellie Elissa Eddy
Annabelle
Deborah Serra
Writer
Joseph Conlan
Music
Anne Carlucci
Executive Producer
James Bredin
Editor
Mychèle Boudrias
Producer
Details.
Wiki.
Going for Broke is a 2003 Canadian-American made-for-television drama film directed by Graeme Campbell and starring Delta Burke, Ellen Page, Matthew Harbour, Francis X. McCarthy and Gerald McRaney. It is based on the true story of former Juvenile Diabetes Foundation charity director Gina Garcia, who from 1993 to 1997 fraudulently issued cheques from the charity to herself in order to funnel money into her bank account for her compulsive gambling addiction, after which she was arrested, resulting in legislation that required that casinos and other gaming establishments in the state of Nevada have a telephone number posted for gambling addiction services.
The film was also notable for being one of Canadian Page's early American acting roles, before mainstream success in films such as Juno, Hard Candy and The Tracey Fragments.