Before matt damon starred in oceans 11, he played the protagonist in. Matt damon damon in 2015 born matthew paige damon 19701008 october 8, 1970 age 49 cambridge, massachusetts, u. The 45yearold jason bourne star said he cannot compare. The playing card brands used throughout the film, in order are. Top movies from matt damon, one of my favorite actors. May 02, 2014 ben affleck has been banned for life from playing blackjack at the hard rock vegas for counting cards, sources confirm. Damon, whos an activist on the issue, told barrons luxury magazine, penta, that hes noodled with the idea, but its hard to make a movie with a threeact narrative structure in 120 minutes out of an issue that is.
May 03, 2014 card counting is a strategy used in games like blackjack wherein players use probability to determine how to proceed in the game. The term rounder refers to a person traveling around from city to city seeking high. Matt damon is an american actor, producer and screenwriter. Usa today gave the film three out of four stars and wrote. The cardplaying scenes guided by damons how to voiceover are often fascinating, but the movie as a whole plays like the same 20. Royal flush at the 2016 pca huge threeway pot pokerstars. I dont think this is the best film on the list, but i think it is probably the film that damon is best in. Starring matt damon and edward norton, like other movies in the genre, it revolves around the story of a gambler who falls into debt and needs one big score to get out of the hole. To that end, he did a run of movies with another member of danny oceans gang. Mike mcdermott matt damon, worm edward norton about rounders. He made his screen debut with a minor role in the 1988 film mystic pizza. If you are a casino fan, you can see whether this blackjack movie suits you by.
Mar 01, 2020 during the mid to late 2000s, odds are you probably knew somebody who was a professional online poker player, and its highly likely that person was a massive fan of rounders. Matt damon, john malkovich, john turturro, ed norton. Mike matt damon and worm edward norton still know a thing or two about playingand winning atpoker. Ben affleck caught card counting at hard rock in las vegas. Actor matt damon has praised his best friend ben affleck for his poker abilities and said he was even banned from las vegas casino. The story follows two friends who need to win at highstakes poker to quickly pay off a large debt. According to reports out friday, one las vegas casinos security team decided ben affleck had been counting cards at the blackjack table and asked him to le. Occupation actor, filmmaker, producer with pearl street films, screenwriter years active 1987present spouses luciana bozan barroso m.
Damon, whos an activist on the issue, told barrons luxury magazine, penta, that hes noodled with the idea, but its hard to make a movie with a threeact narrative structure in. Las vegas jeff ma walks past the blackjack tables at the planet. Some of the movies i havent seen myself, they were placed on the lower half of the list. Matt damon stars as a reluctant law student who cant put aside his subterranean career of playing poker and blackjack for big money. Actor ben affleck was banned for life from playing blackjack at the hard rock cafe in vegas after security officers busted him counting cards, a source told the post friday. Matt damon and ben afflecks script is raw, real, and thoughtful as these two teenage actors wrote an original screenplay with a boston realism and a sympathetic viewpoint. Ben affleck confirms counting cards but refutes degenerate. The unconventional director my own private idaho, drugstore cowboy saves a script marred by vanity and clunky. Movies quiz pick the matt damon movie random movies or role quiz can you choose the movie starring matt damon. Matt damon wont be making a movie about the global water crisis. Even so, it is surprising to learn that matt damon only has about 25 lines of dialogue in jason bourne, the upcoming installment of the spy franchise in which the movie star plays, well, jason. He turns his life around and is on the way to becoming a lawyer when he gets sucked back into the underworld of card sharking.
Actor quiz, clickable quiz, movie resume quiz, movie titles quiz, role quiz, best actor, damon, lead actor, leading role, matt damon, movie role, multiple choice top quizzes today harry potter, lotr or star wars. Karl gehringthe denver post by jacqui goddard, miami. Good will hunting deleted scene pudge fisk card 1997 matt damon movie hd will hunting, a janitor at mit, has a gift for mathematics but needs help from a psychologist to find direction in. Watch the movie trailer for the global thriller contagion starring matt damon, gwyneth paltrow, jude law, kate winslet and marion cotillard. When best buddies matt damon and ben affleck teamed up to write and star in good will hunting, little did they know that the two hardworking actors would win best screenplay oscars and be catapulted onto the alist of hollywood superstars. Counting cards in texas holdem jennifer powers blog. Rounders is a 1998 american drama film about the underground world of highstakes poker, directed by john dahl and starring matt damon and edward norton. See the movie poster, photos, cast news, plot details. Jul 30, 2016 because matt damon is such a handsome guy, we would obviously have to save his deformation until the end of the movie. Apr 03, 2015 mike matt damon and worm edward norton still know a thing or two about playingand winning atpoker. A young tom cruise, and dustin hoffman give signature performances in this hugely enjoyable classic.
A young, reformed gambler must return to playing big stakes poker to help a friend pay off loan sharks, while balancing his relationship with his girlfriend and his commitments to law school. The term rounder refers to a person traveling around from city to city seeking highstakes card games. The unpredictably of a gambling movies plot is usually the ending. Actor accused of card counting after hotel staff said he was too good at the game ben affleck plays a hand with mariah menounos r photo. See more ideas about movies, counting and casino movie. Matt damon is, by all accounts, a great guy funny, charitable, involved in humanitarian work, married to a civilian for 10 years running. The hard rock missive stated that affleck used the perfect basic form of card counting, but also takes insurance according to the count. After appearing in a series of supporting parts in much of the 1990s, damon was cast by francis ford coppola as the lead of the 1997 legal drama the rainmaker. Rounders contains violence, bad language, and some drug use. The worldwide medical community race to find a cure to a lethal airborne virus that kills within days.
May 06, 2014 joe seer sometimes a player is just too good for a game. Moneyball breaking biases frequency based probability statistics mathematics in the movies duration. The card playing scenes guided by damon s how to voiceover are often fascinating, but the movie as a whole plays like the same 20. Ben affleck banned for life from playing blackjack at. The mit blackjack team was a group of students and exstudents from massachusetts institute of technology, harvard business school, harvard university, and other leading colleges who used card counting techniques and more sophisticated strategies to beat casinos at blackjack worldwide. May 03, 2014 actor accused of card counting after hotel staff said he was too good at the game ben affleck plays a hand with mariah menounos r photo. With robin williams, matt damon, ben affleck, stellan skarsgard. Hes a good card player yeah, he can play, the actor says of affleck, who was reportedly banned from playing blackjack at a las vegas casino after allegedly counting. Steven soderbergh tore down matt damon to build him back up. Robin williams won the oscar for best supporting actor, and actors matt damon and ben affleck nabbed one for best original screenplay, but the feelgood hit good will hunting triumphs because of its gifted director, gus van sant. Contagion 2011 matt damon, gwyneth paltrow movie trailer.
Hes just too good at blackjack, and the casino made the executive decision to ban him. Affleck who is currently promoting his new movie admitted that he had indeed counted cards for fun but denied rumors that he is a degenerate gambler and has issues to deal with. Plus, the emotional trauma of having his face replaced with a hideous mask would make sionis an obvious candidate to be locked up in arkham asylum, and raring to break out in the inevitable sequels. Watch matt damon fight monsters in china in the great wall trailer. Get 50% off hundreds of family movies when you preorder on fandangonow today. By counting cards and employing an intricate system of signals, the team can beat the casinos big time. Matt damon explains why audiences need to see the great wall erik davis august 1st 2016, 7. Oct 21, 2012 unsubscribe from the casino experience. Good will hunting deleted scene pudge fisk card 1997. Jul 18, 2016 even so, it is surprising to learn that matt damon only has about 25 lines of dialogue in jason bourne, the upcoming installment of the spy franchise in which the movie star plays, well, jason. Ben affleck banned for life from playing blackjack at vegas.
Did you know that matt damon is actually a keen poker player in real. Rounders is a 1998 american drama film about the underground world of high stakes poker, directed by john dahl and starring matt damon and edward norton. Affleck, who played in the world series of poker alongside buddy matt damon. With jim sturgess, kate bosworth, kevin spacey, aaron yoo. Though this strategy may help a player win games that they may have otherwise not won, it isnt a great strategy for every type of poker gameif youve seen rounders with matt damon, youll know that blackjack and card counting dont mix. My boys wicked smart hd matt damon, ben affleck miramax. Starring george clooney, brad pitt, julia roberts, matt damon and many. Card counting is a strategy used in games like blackjack wherein players use probability to determine how to proceed in the game. Damons regularguy affability carries the movie through its expository phase, which is a lot of fun. Rate 5 stars rate 4 stars rate 3 stars rate 2 stars rate 1 star. Affleck went on to star in such blockbusters as daredevil, armageddon, and pearl harbor before making a name for himself as a director. Ben affleck responds to card counting accusations fame10.
Matt damon stars as a reluctant law student who cant put aside his subterranean career. Matt damon hosts jimmy kimmel live video hollywood. Counting cards during a texas holdem game involves a player calculating the probability. Good will hunting is one of those rare films that everyone i know loves dearly. During the mid to late 2000s, odds are you probably knew somebody who was a professional online poker player, and its highly likely that person was a. Card counting is considered illegal by casinos as it gives players an unfair advantage over their competitors. Featuring a youthful matt damon, rounders is the tale of an entrepreneur who. In fact, technically speaking, damon has become soderberghs most frequent onscreen collaborator, appearing in seven movies for the director counting behind the candelabra, which. The method is a thoughtful approach to what is otherwise quite the. The team and its successors operated successfully from 1979. Matt damon finally got his revenge on jimmy kimmel the actor took control of kimmels latenight show thursday night, starting with the credits the abc shows title was tweaked to jimmy. An mit math whiz is recruited by a teacher to join a specialized team of card counters. The story itself isnt very interesting or original, but the way that damon, williams and afflecks dialogue works. Former mit student is the subject of film about gambling the.
Ben affleck kicked out of casino for card counting youtube. Still, it is a real curiosity, written by a couple of guys david levien and brian koppelman who appear to know something about the dark underbelly of card hustling for fun and profit. Bloom stated that ben affleck along with matt damon. May 07, 2014 according to reports out friday, one las vegas casinos security team decided ben affleck had been counting cards at the blackjack table and asked him to le. Ben affleck has been banned for life from playing blackjack at the hard rock vegas for counting cards, sources confirm. The film is inspired by the true story of the mit blackjack team as told in bringing down the house, the bestselling book by ben mezrich. The team and its successors operated successfully from 1979 through the beginning of the 21st century. Ben affleck banned for counting cards in blackjack at hard. Ben affleck barred from blackjack at las vegas casino for. This list is made for the users of the gaming community. His breakthrough came later that year when he played the title role of an unrecognized genius in good.