California Split
…Being the story of two bet-on-anything guys who happily discover something called a "winning streak."
…Being the story of two bet-on-anything guys who happily discover som...
Comedy, Drama
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1974
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Carefree single guy Charlie Waters rooms with two lovely prostitutes, Barbara Miller and Susan Peters, and lives to gamble. Along with his glum betting buddy, Bill Denny, Charlie sets out on a gambling streak in search of the ever-elusive big payday. While Charlie and Bill have some lucky moments, they also have to contend with serious setbacks that threaten to derail their hedonistic betting binge.
Director:
Cast:
Same Director
Details
Rated:
R
Runtime:
108 min
Release date:
7 Aug 1974
Country:
US
Languages:
English
Budget:
$0
Revenue:
$5,000,000
Awards:
1 nomination.
Top Critics Reviews
fresh:
California Split has never been heralded as one of the key Altmans. But the few things it does - friendship and disappointment and the drab and desperate thrill of the gambler's life - it does superbly.
– Alan Scherstuhl,
Village Voice,
9 Dec 2014
fresh:
Sold as a comedy, the film scans more like American-century Dostoyevsky, with comp cocktails.
– Michael Atkinson,
Village Voice,
25 Mar 2008
fresh:
Robert Altman's masterful 1974 study of the psychology of the compulsive gambler.
– Don Druker,
Chicago Reader,
25 Mar 2008
rotten:
The film is technically and physically handsome, all the more so for being mostly location work, but lacks a cohesive and reinforced sense of story direction.
– Variety Staff,
Variety,
25 Mar 2008
fresh:
Altman feels rather than thinks his way into a subject, with a special interest in how people relate to one another in moments of crisis.
– Joshua Rothkopf,
Time Out,
9 Feb 2006