| Owning Mahowny | |
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 Owning Mahowny film poster |
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| Directed by | Richard Kwietniowski |
| Produced by | Andras Hamori, Seaton McLean |
| Written by | Gary Stephen Ross (book), Maurice Chauvet |
| Starring | Philip Seymour Hoffman John Hurt Minnie Driver |
| Music by | The Insects Richard Grassby-Lewis |
| Distributed by | Sony Pictures Classics |
| Release date(s) | 23 January 2003 |
| Running time | 104 min. Seaton McLean is a Canadian film and Television producer. He co-founded Atlantis Films. Philip Seymour Hoffman (born July 23, 1967) is a BAFTA - Golden Globe - SAG - and Academy Award -winning American John Vincent Hurt, CBE (born 22 January 1940 is an English Actor. Minnie Driver (born January 31 1970) is an Emmy - BAFTA - and Academy Award -nominated English actress and Startled Insects was a British New Wave instrumental Jazz group Sony Pictures Classics is one of two specialty film divisions of Sony Pictures Entertainment, the other being Screen Gems (which produces more genre-specific fare Events 393 - Roman Emperor Theodosius I proclaims his nine year old son Honorius co-emperor Year 2003 ( MMIII) was a Common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar. |
| Language | English |
| Budget | ~ $10,000,000 |
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Owning Mahowny is a 2003 movie about gambling addiction with a cast that includes Philip Seymour Hoffman, Minnie Driver and John Hurt. English is a West Germanic language originating in England and is the First language for most people in the United Kingdom, the United States The year 2003 in film involved some significant events Releases of sequels took place with movies like 2 Fast 2 Furious, The Lord of the Rings The Return The term " addiction " is used in many contexts to describe an obsession compulsion or excessive Physical dependence or psychological dependence such as Philip Seymour Hoffman (born July 23, 1967) is a BAFTA - Golden Globe - SAG - and Academy Award -winning American Minnie Driver (born January 31 1970) is an Emmy - BAFTA - and Academy Award -nominated English actress and John Vincent Hurt, CBE (born 22 January 1940 is an English Actor.
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Plot
In 1982, Toronto bank employee Dan Mahowny (Hoffman) is given access to bigger and bigger accounts with his promotion to assistant branch manager. Year 1982 ( MCMLXXXII) was a Common year starting on Friday (link displays the 1982 Gregorian calendar) Toronto (təˈrɒntoʊ colloquially pronounced or) is the largest city in Canada and is the provincial capital of Ontario 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 weekly 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. Embezzlement is the act of dishonestly appropriating or secreting assets usually financial in nature by one or more individuals to whom such assets have been entrusted A casino is in the modern sense of the word a facility that houses and accommodates certain types of Gambling activities 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.
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. This article is about chain reactions. For the political theory, see Domino Theory. 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. Chris Collins may refer to Chris Collins (actor, better known as K The term " addiction " is used in many contexts to describe an obsession compulsion or excessive Physical dependence or psychological dependence such as In the broadest sense a fraud is a Deception made for personal gain or to damage another individual
Film critic Rogert Ebert [1] named Owning Mahowny one of the top ten films of 2003.
The real-life story
Owning Mahowny is based on a real-life incident: Canadian Imperial Bank of Commerce clerk Brian Molony embezzled over $10 million from his employers in just 18 months to support his gambling habit. The Canadian Imperial Bank of Commerce () better known to most customers as CIBC, is one of Canada 's major Banks CIBC is classified as a Domestic Brian Molony is a famous former Gambler from Toronto. Molony embezzled more than $10 million from his employer (the Canadian Imperial Bank of Commerce) Embezzlement is the act of dishonestly appropriating or secreting assets usually financial in nature by one or more individuals to whom such assets have been entrusted Molony's story was told in the best-selling 1987 book Stung by journalist Gary Ross, which formed the basis for the screenplay. Year 1987 ( MCMLXXXVII) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link displays 1987 Gregorian calendar)
In an interview on the web site of Stung publishers McClelland and Stewart, Ross says he has kept in touch with Molony and updated what happened to him after the events portrayed in the movie. Molony served six years in prison after pleading guilty to fraud. He has not gambled since his arrest, has married his girlfriend (Belinda in the movie), has three sons and works as a financial consultant.
Cast
- Philip Seymour Hoffman as Dan Mahowny
- Minnie Driver as Belinda
- Maury Chaykin as Frank Perlin
- John Hurt as Victor Foss
- Sonja Smits as Dana Selkirk
- Ian Tracey as Detective Ben Lock
- Roger Dunn as Bill Gooden
- Jason Blicker as Dave Quinson
- Chris Collins as Bernie
- Matthew Ferguson as Martin
- Janine Theriault as Maggie
- Conrad Dunn as Edgar
External links
- Official website
- Owning Mahowny at the Internet Movie Database
- interview with Stung author Gary Ross at the McClelland & Stewart web site
- RottenTomatoes.com review listings for Owning Mahowny
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