The Luckiest Man in America
The Luckiest Man in America
May 1984. An unemployed ice cream truck driver steps onto the game show Press Your Luck harboring a secret: the key to endless money. But his winning streak is threatened when the bewildered executives uncover his real motivations.
Tom Cooper reviewedMay 6, 2025
Hmm. Was okay, not sure how I really feel about this one.
Not that interesting really, I think it would probably have been more interesting to show his life after the show (read up on the guy for what happens after), possibly a proper biopic would have been better, not just the whole thing in the studio, it's a little hammy with the acting and the direction isn't great, some of the script is quite bad and it kind of drags on (despite it feeling rushed) and overstays its welcome.