1h 31m / R / Drama, Thriller
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VENUE: Auditorium Varies
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Michael Larson (Paul Walter Hauser, I, Tonya) shouldn’t even be there. An unemployed ice cream truck driver from Lebanon, Ohio, Michael only made it into auditions for the TV gameshow Press Your Luck because he stole someone else’s appointment. The show’s casting director thinks Michael is a creep, but co-creator Bill Carruthers (David Strathairn, Good Night and Good Luck) likes Michael’s chutzpah and sees him as a Middle-American everyman the audience can cheer for — the dark horse is in.
Michael fumbles through the first several minutes of play, but once host Peter Tomarken (Walton Goggins, Justified, The White Lotus) moves onto the second “spin” section of the show, Michael suddenly can’t lose. In fact, he quickly breaks the show’s record — before breaking its savings account. Is Michael cheating? Or does he understand something about Press Your Luck that no one has seen before?
Semi-based on a true story, The Luckiest Man in America ushers us behind the scenes of Press Your Luck’s most infamous episode and speculates on Larson’s motives. With his unruly mane and beard, his thrift-store blazer and khaki shorts, Michael is the embodiment of nerdy desperation, a man who’s banked everything on the chance to win the American dream as millions watch.
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This screening is held in the Historic Duncan Auditorium, on May 16 & 17. This space utilizes open seating for this event; seat selection is not required.
This screening is held in the Taylor Screening Room, on May 18. At ticket purchase, you will be asked to select your reserved seat(s).
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