cheating,game show,based on true story,scandal,1980s

The Luckiest Man in America (2025)

Poster for The Luckiest Man in America

1984; Michael Larson, an unemployed ice-cream truck driver from Ohio, steps onto the game show "Press Your Luck" harboring a secret: the key to endless amounts of money. But his winning streak is threatened when the executives in the control room start to uncover his real motivations.

Cast & Crew

Director
Samir Oliveros
  • Profile picture of Paul Walter Hauser
    Michael Larson Paul Walter Hauser
  • Profile picture of Walton Goggins
    Peter Tomarken Walton Goggins
  • Profile picture of Shamier Anderson
    Chuck Shamier Anderson
  • Profile picture of David Strathairn
    Bill Carruthers David Strathairn
  • Profile picture of Maisie Williams
    Sylvia Maisie Williams
  • Profile picture of Patti Harrison
    Janie Patti Harrison
  • Profile picture of Brian Geraghty
    Ed Brian Geraghty
  • Profile picture of Ricky Russert
    Whitman Ricky Russert

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Keywords

  • cheating
  • game show
  • based on true story
  • scandal
  • 1980s