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California Split
- Director: Robert Altman
- Writer: Joseph Walsh
- Producer: Robert Altman; Robert Eggenweiler
CGiii Comment
More muddled Altman...
There's a scene with a transvestite...not funny, rather offensive.
Forgotten for a reason - as most of Altman's over-rated work should be...
Trailer...
The(ir) Blurb...
A down on his luck gambler links up with free spirit Elliot Gould at first to have some fun on, but then gets into debt when Gould takes an unscheduled trip to Tijuana. As a final act of desperation, he pawns most of his possessions and goes to Reno for the poker game of a lifetime. A film set mainly in casinos and races, as the two win and lose (but mainly win), get robbed, and get blind drunk.
Cast & Characters
George Segal as Bill Denny;
Elliott Gould as Charlie Waters;
Ann Prentiss as Barbara Miller;
Gwen Welles as Susan Peters;
Edward Walsh as Lew;
Joseph Walsh as Sparkie;
Bert Remsen as Helen Brown;
Barbara London as Lady on the Bus;
Barbara Ruick as Reno Barmaid;
Jay Fletcher as Robber;
Jeff Goldblum as Lloyd Harris;
Barbara Colby as Receptionist;
Vincent Palmieri as First Bartender;
Alyce Passman as Go-Go Girl;
Joanne Strauss as Mother