Big Shot: Confessions of a Campus Bookie

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Big Shot: Confessions of a Campus Bookie ★★½ 2002 (R)

Based on the true story of Brooklynborn Benny Silman (Krumholtz) who undergoes culture shock when he begins attending Arizona State University. He takes frequent trips to Vegas and is soon running his own campus bookmaking operation but wants more. Then Benny meets hoops star Stevin Smith (Kittles) who isn't adverse to making some money on the side. So Benny hooks up with a bigtime Vegas gambler (Turturro) to shave points in ASU games. 83m/C VHS, DVD . David Krumholtz, Nicholas Turturro, Jenny (Jennifer) Morrison, Tory Kittles, Carmine D. Giovinazzo, Alex Rocco, James LeGros; D: Ernest R. Dickerson; W: Jason Keller; C: Steven Bernstein; M: Reinhold Heil, Johnny Klimek. CABLE