High Roller: The Stu Ungar Story with Michael Imperioli: DVD Cover

    High Roller: The Stu Ungar Story
    a.k.a. Stuey Director: A. W. Vidmer Cast: Michael Imperioli, Michael Nouri, Renee Faia, Joe La Due

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    • DVD Release Date: 03/15/2005
    • Original Release: 2003
    • Rating: Rated R
    • Sales Rank: 30,999

    Viewer Rating: (3 ratings)

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    Closed Caption; Commentary by Michael Imperoli, director A.W. Vidmer and poker expert Vince Van Patten; Music video "Yesterdays" by Marc Eric

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    Scene Index

    Side #1 --
    1. Main Titles [2:09]
    2. "Tell Me a Story" [2:48]
    3. New York, 1966 [2:55]
    4. "He's a Good Boy" [6:57]
    5. "You're Talkin' Crazy, Pop" [5:02]
    6. New York, 1973 [8:23]
    7. Vincent and Gus [4:48]
    8. Angela [7:44]
    9. "We Gotta Win" [6:11]
    10. Las Vegas, 1973 [6:50]
    11. DJ and the Guys [6:55]
    12. 1980 World Series of Poker [3:58]
    13. Home Again [4:08]
    14. "For Vegas, It Was a Normal Life" [6:26]
    15. Married With Child [6:14]
    16. Lad Vegas, 1980 [3:36]
    17. "No Booze, No Coke, Nothin'" [4:16]
    18. A New Start [4:43]
    19. "You're My Go-To Man" [2:46]
    20. "You Can't Lose" [4:07]
    21. "You Did Good Anyway" [3:49]
    22. Epilogue/End Credits [4:31]

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    Editorial Reviews

    The true story of one of the most gifted card players in history provides the basis for this hard-hitting drama. Stu Ungar (Michael Imperioli) was barely in his teens when he first discovered his talent for playing cards, especially poker and gin rummy. His father, a nightclub owner and small-time bookmaker connected with the mob, was impressed with his son's abilities but worried where Stu's reckless instincts towards gambling could take him. As it happens, Stu's father was right to worry; the boy managed to lose all his bar mitzvah money during an afternoon at the racetrack (for all his skills at the card table, Stu had no talent for picking the ponies), and by the time he was 20, Stu was deep in debt to mob loan sharks. Vincent (Michael Nouri), a mob boss who knew Stu's father, gives him a chance to pay off his debts by entering a gin rummy tournament in Las Vegas; Stu wins big and soon finds the Las Vegas lifestyle is to his liking. Stu becomes something of a celebrity when he wins the World Series of Poker tournament in 1980 and 1981, but his appetite for racetrack betting, drugs and prostitutes took its toll, and the great card shark hit bottom before returning from nowhere to win the WSOP a third time in 1996; however, Stu's comeback would turn out to be tragically short lived. High Roller: The Stu Ungar Story also features appearances by Pat Morita, Renee Faia, Joe La Due, and Vincent Van Patten. Mark Deming, All Movie Guide

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    For Texas Hold'em Poker Fansby SuperGrandma46

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    October 27, 2008: Michael Imperioli before the Sopranos portrays Stu Unger one of the most successful Hold'em poker players. A rags to riches sad story. Michael does a great job in this dark drama bio.

    Great Movie for any Poker Playerby Anonymous

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    March 11, 2005: One Saturday I turn on my TV to find out that a movie with Michael Imperioli (Sopranos) is playing on Starz Cinema. - So I decide to tune in. Shortly I find out the movie is about Stu Unger the only person to ever win the WSOP Main Event 3 times. Once I finished watching it my first reaction was to go buy the DVD. Unfortunately the DVD was on preorder and not released until the next month. But now this is definitely on the top of my DVD-to-get list. The movie is cinematic actualization of Stu Unger?s Life. It portrays his strengths and weaknesses starting from early childhood until death. Overall this is a great movie to watch and portray on your own qualities and choices in life. I hope you enjoy it. -Vlad


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