Lay the Favorite
Lay the Favorite is a 2012 American comedy-drama film directed by Stephen Frears and written by D.V. DeVincentis, and stars Bruce Willis, Rebecca Hall, Catherine Zeta-Jones and Joshua Jackson. Based on Beth Raymer's 2010 memoir of the same name, the film follows a young, free-spirited woman as she journeys through the legal and illegal world of sports gambling.
Plot
Beth is becoming bored with her life in Florida, doing stripteases and lap dances for private customers. Her dad, Jerry, tells her to follow her dream of moving to Las Vegas, where she seeks honest work as a cocktail waitress.
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| author | D.V. DeVincentis |
|---|---|
| contentLocation | Curaçao Las Vegas New York Tallahassee |
| director | Stephen Frears |
| editor | Mick Audsley |
| events | gambling |
| genre | comedy-drama |
| keywords | basketball team bet beth beth raymer cocktail waitress fed federal bureau of investigation florida gambling debts lap dance last second lose lucky charm move new jersey new york city nothing professional gambler real life young woman |
| musicBy | James Seymour Brett |
| producer | George Furla Paul Trijbits Randall Emmett |
| productionCompany | Emmett/Furla Films Jackson Investment Group Likely Story Lipsync Productions Ruby Films Wild Bunch |
| publisher | The Weinstein Company |
| recordedAt | Las Vegas Valley |
| theme | independent |