After the Game
- For the Network Ten show previously known as "After the Game", see Before The Game.
| After the Game | |
|---|---|
| Directed by | Brewster MacWilliams |
| Produced by |
Robert Peters Roy Winnick |
| Written by | Brewster MacWilliams |
| Starring |
Frank Gorshin Stanley DeSantis Sam Anderson Mike Genovese Susan Traylor Robert Dubac |
| Music by | Colin Leese |
| Cinematography | Arturo Smith |
Release dates | 1997 |
Running time | 89 min. |
| Country | US |
| Language | English |
After the Game is a 1997 Neo-noir drama/mystery film starring Frank Gorshin, Stanley DeSantis, Sam Anderson, Mike Genovese, Susan Traylor, and Robert Dubac.
Directed by Brewster MacWilliams and produced by Robert Peters and Roy Winnick, the screenplay was written by Brewster MacWilliams.
The DVD, titled The Last Hand, was issued in 2004.
Synopsis
After the Game is a crime fiction murder mystery with a theme of "after the game of poker" and "after the game of life." It deals with revenge, deceit, lust and greed, and explores karma and the afterlife.
Aging gambler Benny Walsh (played by Gorshin) dies in a suspicious car crash after the biggest poker win of his life. His son, Clyde (played by Dubac), comes to the Nevada town in search of answers. He discovers that each of his father's gambling buddies had ample reason to see him dead.
Cast
- Frank Gorshin as Benny Walsh
- Stanley DeSantis as Frank Bertini
- Sam Anderson as Jimmy Walsh
- Mike Genovese as Sam Kowalski
- Susan Traylor as Veronica Kowalski
- Richard Lineback as Slim, the Bartender
- Donna Eskra as Dolly
- Robert Dubac as Clyde Walsh
- Lou Rawls as Morgue Attendant
- Daniel Zacapa as Detective Garcia
- Hudson Leick as Grace