The Big Town

The Big Town (1987)

  • 67% of critics liked it
    (6 reviews)

  • 28% of users liked it
    (1,260 ratings)

The Big Town is Chicago, circa 1957. Matt Dillon stars as a small-town crapshooter who heads to the Windy City to seek his fortune. There he becomes the pawn of two high-rolling professional gamblers, played by Lee Grant and Bruce Dern. He later gets mixed up in a revenge scheme cooked up by Diane… More

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R, 1 hr. 50 min.
Directed By
Ben Bolt
Genres
Drama
In Theaters
Sep 25, 1987 Wide
On DVD
May 24, 2005
Vestron Video

Critic Reviews

  • James Plath, Movie Metropolis

    Matt Dillon playing James Dean as Paul Newman in The Hustler, with dice instead of billiard balls.

  • Frederic and Mary Ann Brussat, Spirituality and Practice

    Offers little in the way of dramatic action and sputters even worse in its character developments.

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  • Veronique K


    "the big town" appears like a hommage to paul newman's 1961 "the hustler", an archetyped prodigal son tale people always enjoy to hear: a smug small-town boy with one special talent who hit big to the metropolitan city in his pursuit of fame and wealth, the… More

  • Bruce B


    Have to give this one 4 Stars, I just can't believe I have never seen it till today. Matt Dillon plays an excellent part, and I will now read the book The Arm, which this film was made from. Reason I watched this is because of Suzy Amis, I am trying to see all films she played… More

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