Owning Mahowny

Owning Mahowny is a 2003 biopic movie about gambling addiction with a cast that includes Philip Seymour Hoffman, Minnie Driver and John Hurt.

Synopsis

In 1982, Toronto bank employee Dan Mahowny (Hoffman) is given access to bigger and bigger accounts with his promotion to assistant branch manager. His boss trusts him, but what he doesn't know is Mahowny is a compulsive gambler. And soon he's skimming larger and larger amounts for his own use and making nightly trips to Atlantic City, where he's treated more like a king by a greedy casino manager (Hurt) with every additional thousand he lays down on the table. Meanwhile, his girlfriend, fellow bank employee Belinda (Driver), can't understand what's happening, and the wheels go into motion at the bank when the first missing amount is uncovered.

Related Topics:
1982 - Toronto - Skimming - Atlantic City - Casino

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The movie's focus is on Mahowny as a character - how his compulsion drives him and all the domino effects it has on the rest of his life. The love story between Mahowny and Belinda and the inclusion of other finely drawn characters such as hapless casino employee Bernie (Chris Collins) put the emphasis squarely on the gambling addiction, not on the flash and sizzle of big casinos or multi-million-dollar frauds.

Related Topics:
Chris Collins - Gambling - Addiction - Fraud

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