The Jackpot is a 1950 American comedy film directed by Walter Lang and starring James Stewart. The film is mostly forgotten today, but was a successful vehicle for Stewart at the time, and featured a young Natalie Wood.
Jackpot is a 2001 comedy-drama film directed by Michael Polish and written by Michael and his brother, Mark Polish. It had a limited release in the USA on July 27, 2001.
Gloria Ruckhauser has a dream: rediscovering the figure and features of herself when she was 20. Convinced that science is getting nowhere in the search for a cure to the aging process, Gloria sets up a foundation whose mission is to find a miracle potion". Various scientists take up the challenge and develop a substance that reverses the biological clock. Now, they face a new challenge. How to stop getting younger before it's too late. Written by Anonymous
Sunny Holiday, an aspiring singing star, abandons his wife and young baby to set off on a nine-month tour of bleak western towns. He takes off with his road manager in a pink Chrysler in search of their own version of the American Dream: a country loving audience. Written by Sujit R. Varma
Jackpot is the story of the super rich, indulging their depravity out of the boredom of needing nothing and having everything. A rich young heiress played by the sensational Lisa Marks has hired a companion for the weekend and tells him the saga of how she came into her fortune. Her father, a tycoon is into playing games for high stakes, in this case his friend's wife. Little does he know that everyone has their own game to play; his wife and their very sexy maid, and the man out to con him out of a fortune. The entire film is lushly photographed in the luxury surroundings of velvet and chrome, Rolls Royces and champagne. JACKPOT is an adventure in eroticism, intrigue and savage desires that only a few can afford. Written by VCX
Another day. A winning ticket. What would you do?
The Money Game
It's hot and sunny. A lonesome beachcomber is skimming the beach, looking for that odd find. He's not very lucky today. His first digs turns up some things that haven't any particular value. After a much needed rest, the man continues his seemingly fruitless search. But then he he stumbles on something big, really big. His ears are almost blown up, so much iron is buried in the ground. This must be his lucky day. Written by Arnoud Tiele (zelva@tiele.nl)
Bill Lawrence wins a slew of prizes on a radio quiz program. His happiness is short-lived when he discovers he'll have to sell the prizes in order to pay the taxes on them. Written by Daniel Bubbeo
