sour grapes

Director: larry david

Actor: steven weber,craig bierko,jack burns,viola harris

Data Published: Fri Apr 17 1998

Genres: Comedy

Key Words: columbia tristar,jackpot,slot machine,money,bulgaria

IMDB: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0120838/

WIKI: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sour_Grapes_(film)

Description: Sour Grapes is a movie starring Steven Weber, Craig Bierko, and Jack Burns. Two cousins and friends, Richie and Evan, go to Atlantic City to gamble. Richie loses all he has at slot machines and asks Evan for two more coins for a...

Plot: Richie Maxwell is down to his last quarter at a slot machine in Atlantic City, so he asks cousin Evan for two more coins for one more spin — a spin that wins a $400,000 jackpot. The joy of victory is quickly replaced by a fierce disagreement over who deserves what. Richie begins by offering Evan a very small percentage of his winnings. Evan didn't expect anything at first but now he is offended because he provided two-thirds of the money Richie sank into the machine. A bitter feud develops. Richie, a sneaker designer, hogs all the money and quits his job. Evan, a doctor, is so annoyed that, as a prank, he lets Richie believe he is dying. By the time he reveals the joke, Richie has done something drastic. The more rattled Evan gets, the more distracted he becomes at work. And even when the cousins come to a tentative truce, everything backfires on them in events that involve girlfriends, relatives and even the homeless.