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Bette Midler, Ken Wahl, Rip Torn, Val Avery, Jack Elam ... see more see more... , Benson Fong , George Dickerson , Kathryn Kates , Barry Michlin , Read Morgan , Jim Nolan , Kathleen O'Malley , Woodrow Parfrey , F. William Parker , Tom Pletts , Jacqueline Scott , Ian Wolfe , Joan Freeman , Don Siegel , Richard Goodman , Sterling Swanson , Archie Lang , Cletus Young

Jinxed is an apt name for this disastrous project which, sadly, turned out to be Don Siegel's final film. The film takes place in Reno, where blackjack dealer Willie Brodax (Ken Wahl) becomes an innoc... read more read more...ent victim of a broken-down gambler named Harold Benson (Rip Torn). Such is Willie's luck that when he sees Benson sit down at his blackjack table, he realizes that he will soon be out of a job. Benson is also giving his girlfriend Bonita Friml (Bette Midler) a difficult time. When she notices Willie and sees how Bensen is putting him through the wringer, she begins to fall for him and gets him involved in a scheme to kill her boyfriend. ~ Paul Brenner, Rovi

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R, 1 hr. 43 min.

Directed by: Don Siegel, Sam Peckinpah

Release Date: October 22, 1982

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DVD Release Date: December 7, 2004

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  • ajv2688
    January 11, 2011
    ajv2688
    I caught this on TV one night, I wasn't sure if it was supposed to be funny or not, but it wasn't funny if it was trying to be. It's mostly pretty boring, and not much happens.
  • latinorick71
    April 5, 2009
    latinorick71
    Poor Bette after such a great start with the "Rose" she got stuck with this stinker where the best thing where the details of behind the camera's fight with the director and her co star. Jinxed it is
  • alh1965
    April 14, 2007
    alh1965
    Get out the popcorn and get your friends together for this one. Jinxed is the funny and cute story about a "jinxed" blackjack dealer Willie (Ken Wahl --HOT!!) who is being followed from job to job by a gambler (Rip Torn) and his wife (Midler), as they make money off him! Naturaly... read more, Willie can't keep a job, until one day he meets up with Midler and they have some steamy love scenes and they fall in love. One problem--her husband is a possessive, abusive low-life who won't allow her to leave him. So Midler and Willie devise a scheme to murder her husband and run off together with his life insurance policy and gambling winnings! Not all goes according to plan, and there are some big surprises and laughs along the way.

    This is one of those movies where everything is quite absurd, but lovable and fun just the same. The plot is actually quite clever and the performances are very good. Just a light, funny, so-bad-its-good movie that would be entertaining to just about anyone. Yeah, it was a flop, but that's part of its charm. Lighten up and enjoy it!

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Dennis Schwartz
June 22, 2005
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