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Like most small-time compulsive gamblers, cabbie Jay Trotter (Dreyfus) tends to lose whenever he bets and has promised his wife Pam (Teri Garr) that he's given up betting at the track. But when he gets a tip on a sure thing the following weekend, he's sure he can't lose. He wins on a fifty dollar bet, marking the beginning of a .. Read more

Starring Richard Dreyfuss, Teri Garr, David Johansen, Jennifer Tilly
Director Joe Pytka
Genres Comedy

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Let It Ride

Like most small-time compulsive gamblers, cabbie Jay Trotter (Dreyfus) tends to lose whenever he bets and has promised his wife Pam (Teri Garr) that he's given up betting at the track. But when he gets a tip on a sure thing the following weekend, he's sure he can't lose. He wins on a fifty dollar bet, marking the beginning of a streak that nets him thousands of dollars and in the process, Jay moves up from the beer-swigging set to the caviar crowd. This is a day of real ups and downs for him and his betting buddy Looney (David 'Buster Poindexter' Johansen). Meanwhile, Jay's constant gambling is costing him his marriage. Will Jay and his wife reconcile

Starring Richard Dreyfuss, Teri Garr, David Johansen, Jennifer Tilly, Michelle Phillips, Robbie Coltrane, Allen Garfield
Director Joe Pytka
Studio PARAMOUNT HOME ENTERTAINMENT
Run time DVD: 1 hr 26 mins
Certificate DVD Certificate 15.gif
Genres Comedy
Language English
Released DVD: 16 Feb 2004
Production year: 1989
Format DVD

  • Critics' reviews (3) of Let It Ride

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  • 2 stars out of 5

    The National Lottery it isn't; this fickle finger of fate isn't pointing at quite so much money. But gamblers may recognise the twitches of anguish exhibited by Richard Dreyfuss as the symptoms of a compulsive chancer whose life depends on a long shot at a Florida racetrack. Others may recognise the twitches as symptoms of overacting. Those with supporting roles, such as the long-suffering Teri Garr, are more in control, but it's a very dislocated sort of movie. Screenwriter Nancy Dowd saw it, decided that all bets were off and insisted on a pseudonym: Ernest Morton. Oh, well, some you win, some you lose.

    • Radio Times
    • Posted 29 Jan 2006

  • Although a straight-to-video special in Britain, this quirky farce has its moments and the often underrated Dreyfuss... read more on Time Out

    • Time Out
    • Posted 04 Nov 2008

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  • Rated - 4 stars

    Simple - Easy Going Feel Good Movie

    Easy Saturday night movie. All of the characters work well and if you know anyone who bets on the horses there is a lot to make you laugh.

      • A customer from Newark Notts
      • Posted 08 May 2004 14:36

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  • Rated - 2 stars

    not one of Mr Dreyfus's best

    Only fair plot line - but with desperate US overacting - what ever happened to subtlety..............

      • RW from Hants
      • Posted 07 Jun 2005 09:13

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      Like most small-time compulsive gamblers, cabbie Jay Trotter (Dreyfus) tends to lose whenever he bets and has promised his wife Pam (Teri Garr) that he's given up betting at the track. But when he gets a tip on a sure thing the following weekend, he's sure he can't lose. He wins on a fifty dollar ...