Rounders Page #13

Synopsis: A young, reformed gambler must return to playing big stakes poker to help a friend pay off loan sharks, while balancing his relationship with his girlfriend and his commitments to law school.
Genre: Crime, Drama
Director(s): John Dahl
Production: Miramax
  1 win & 1 nomination.
 
IMDB:
7.3
Metacritic:
54
Rotten Tomatoes:
65%
R
Year:
1998
121 min
Website
3,685 Views


It's still a little early.

Can I count on you

to do that?

You could always count

on me, Mike.

Thanks.

Take care, Jo.

Hey. Call me.

If you need a lawyer.

I will.

And I will.

Kennedy Airport.

- So, where you headed?

- I'm going to Vegas.

- Vegas, huh?

- Yeah.

Good luck, man.

[Mike Narrating]

People insist on calling it luck.

Thanks.

First prize at the World Series

of Poker is a million bucks.

Does it have my name on it?

I don't know.

But I'm gonna find out.

Da, da, da, da

Da, da, da, da

Da, da, da, da

Da, da, da, da, yeah

La, la, la, la, la

la, la, yeah

Gonna get out

on the road tonight

'Cause I got a hollow

in my head

Just checkin' it up, baby

one more time for you

Checkin' it up until

the pile hits the sky

It's like I think

I'm sick of cocaine

But l, I got a feelin' like

it's runnin' in my veins

Just checkin' it up, baby

one more time for you

Checkin' it up until

the pile hits the sky

Even the best years

leave a lot to be desired

And then they've

passed you by

All these seasons

All this time spinnin' past

till they leave you

Far behind

Lay me down in the circle

where the spotlight shines

'Cause all this pleasure

gets me high

Da, da, da, da

Da, da, da, da

Da, da, da, da, yeah

Da, da, da, da

Some people will cut you

till you're bleedin'

Not me 'cause I just

wanna do it to myself

I'm just checkin' it up, baby

one more time for you

Checkin' it up until

the pile hits the sky

Even the best years

are a waste of time

But, baby

I'm a big star now

Oh, oh, oh, oh, oh

All these seasons

All this time spinnin' past

till they leave you

Far behind

Lay me down in the circle

where the spotlight shines

'Cause all this pleasure

gets me high

Oh, oh

Da, da, da, da

Da, da, da, da, ha

Da, da, da, da

A-da, a-da, da

All these seasons

All this time spinnin' past

till they leave you

Far behind

Lay me down in the circle

where the spotlight shines

Turn your back on the people

who draw the lines

Put your faith in the answers

that you can't find

Hit the ground hard, runnin'

down that highway line

Say a prayer for the ones

you have left behind

'Cause all this pleasure

gets them high

A-ha, ha, ha

Da, da, da, da

Da, da, da, da

Da, da, da, da, ah

'Cause I don't wanna

give it back, no

And I don't wanna

give it back, no

Said I don't wanna

give it back, oh

I don't wanna

give it back, uh, uh

I don't wanna

give it back, no

I don't wanna

give it back, no

Said I don't wanna

give it back

Said I don't wanna

I don't wanna, I don't wanna

I don't wanna, I don't wanna

Give it back, no

Said I don't wanna

give it back, no

Said I don't wanna

give it back, no

Said I don't wanna

I don't wanna, I don't wanna

I don't wanna, I don't wanna

Give it back, no

Oh, I don't wanna

give it back, no

Said I don't wanna

give it back, no

Said I don't want to

No, no

I don't wanna

give it back, no

Oh, oh, no, no, no, no

no, no, no, no, no, no

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David Levien

David Levien is an American screenwriter, novelist, director, and producer. Best known as the co-writer of Ocean's Thirteen and Rounders, Levien has also produced films such as The Illusionist and The Lucky Ones. Levien frequently collaborates on projects with his writing partner Brian Koppelman. As a novelist, he has published City of the Sun, Where the Dead Lay, 13 Million Dollar Pop, and Signature Kill. Earlier works are often published under D. J. Levien. Levien studied at the University of Michigan. more…

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