California Split Page #2

Synopsis: A down on his luck gambler links up with free spirit Elliot Gould at first to have some fun on, but then gets into debt when Gould takes an unscheduled trip to Tijuana. As a final act of desperation, he pawns most of his possessions and goes to Reno for the poker game of a lifetime. A film set mainly in casinos and races, as the two win and lose (but mainly win), get robbed, and get blind drunk.
Genre: Comedy, Drama
Director(s): Robert Altman
Production: Columbia Pictures
  1 nomination.
 
IMDB:
7.3
Rotten Tomatoes:
93%
R
Year:
1974
108 min
1,209 Views


The card never hit the floor.

- I caught it before it did.

- All right, take it easy. Who else saw it?

- Ma'am, did you see what happened?

- I didn't see it.

- How about you, sir?

- I saw a card bounce.

I don't know what happened back here.

You dealt the hand.

You ought to know what happened.

I dealt the second one a little hard.

It never hit the floor, not even close.

Not even close?

All right, that settles it, Lew.

The rule is if the card doesn't hit the floor

it plays. Continue the hand.

- I don't have another table...

- You got your ruling, play!

Just take it easy.

It's not even close. 20-20.

20-20. The flying card

didn't stop you from betting?

40-40. I raise.

Raise.

What could be cozier than this?

I mean, this is perfection, isn't it?

- You and me in this hand...

- That's pretty. Just do something!

How much money you got?

How much you got left?

$17.

Not enough for the maximum bet. $3 shy.

- I bet you $17.

- Call.

- Seven smooth.

- No good. I got a six perfect.

Sorry about...

Damn it. That last card

that went off the table was a joker.

- That's why you wouldn't give it up.

- You're ridiculous.

- You said it wasn't even close.

- That's yesterday's news.

You two are working together.

You're partners.

You two motherfucking creeps are partners.

They should put a muzzle on him. That's it?

- That man is absolutely ridiculous.

- What's going on here?

What's going on with you guys?

- These two are working partners together.

- I never saw that man before in my life.

I saw him nobble the joker out

on the last deal.

The man is totally out of line.

They've been smiling at each other all night.

Come on, will you?

- Sit down and settle down.

- Get control.

Come on.

All right.

- All right, now who else saw this?

- I didn't see it.

- What about you?

- What do you want me to say?

The man calls you a cheater.

The man doesn't know how to play poker.

The man is bad. He's a complete a**hole.

We all know that, right?

The man goes broke, he can't handle it.

The man is on tilt.

You want to hear any more?

- Not me.

- Come on, now.

You'd better just take it easy, sport,

'cause the security's liable to let you go!

Put that guy in a horror show.

That's it! Any more fighting, and you guys

go out of here for good, all right?

All right!

Miriam, what do you say?

I say I can do without

any more of that language.

- Right.

- You think there's any cheating going on?

I wouldn't like to say about that.

They've been consistent winners.

And I'm a big loser.

And you know I know how to play poker.

Sour grapes, honey.

All right, let's get it back to normal.

Lousy punk.

- You're not that good.

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