''Double Down'' (original titled ''Zigs'') is a 2001 American

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film directed by

Mars Callahan Mars Callahan (born as Gregory Mars Martin, April 14, 1971) is an American actor, film director, producer, and writer. He is perhaps best known for the film ''Poolhall Junkies'' where he served as director, actor and screenwriter. Career At ...

, and starring

Jason Priestley Jason Bradford Priestley (born August 28, 1969) is a Canadian-American actor and television director. Priestly starred as virtuous Brandon Walsh on the television series ''Beverly Hills, 90210'' (1990–1998, 2000). His other television roles in ...

Peter Dobson Peter Dobson (born July 19, 1964) is an American actor. His film roles include appearances in ''Sing'' (1989), ''Last Exit to Brooklyn'' (1989), '' The Marrying Man'' (1991), '' The Frighteners'' (1996), and ''Drowning Mona'' (2000), in addition ...

and

Richard Portnow Richard Portnow (born January 26, 1947) is an American actor known for such films and television series as '' Good Morning, Vietnam'', ''Barton Fink'', '' Kindergarten Cop'', '' Man of the House'', '' Sister Act'', '' Seven'', '' Ghost Dog: The W ...

. It received an R rating by the

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Plot

Four young compulsive gamblers waste their lives on booze, broads and bookies. David (

), the heavy-drinking ladies man. Mike (

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), a degenerate gambler. Cory the Jersey Jinx (

). Brett (

Justin Jon Ross Justin may refer to: People and fictional characters * Justin (given name), including a list of people and fictional characters with the given name * Justin (historian), Latin historian who lived under the Roman Empire * Justin I (c. 450–527), ...

), the guy who tells every girl he loves her on the first date. When they find themselves in debt to a psychotic

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obsessed hit man (

) they come up with a radical plan to get out of debt with a fixed game.

References

External links

* * 2001 films 2001 crime drama films 2001 thriller films 2000s American films 2000s English-language films American crime drama films American films about gambling American thriller films Films directed by Mars Callahan Trimark Pictures films English-language crime drama films English-language thriller films {{2000s-crime-drama-film-stub