just finished the book. disappointed that dink more or less disappeared midway through.
best parts were reading dink's humor and generosity. hated to read how many times his
so called friends stole from him. while he took it in stride i wanted to kill the punks.
i was on the set for the first two weeks....i had some input in the gambling phrasing and storyline but i have a feeling the final product will lack in those areas as the people with the final say had no clue.......everyone was very nice....bruce willis was low key,thoughtful and very humble...he took interest in what i was doing for the kentucky derby and what my thoughts were on the mavs laker series....no interest in hockey but does like wrestling......rebecca hall was also very nice and extremely smart....very sweet, i predict a big career for her......stephen frears is one of my favorite people ever...eccentric with no evil and creative genius ....did not meet catherine zeta jones [ my wife ] or vince vaughn as they came in after i left
The book is a far cry of the truth- Sure bits and pieces were true-but I would say 75% was written to sell books and get it made into a movie-
She described some the the characters to a tee-which if you knew them-would make you crack up-
All I say is good for her if she can make a few bucks-most writers embellish or stray from the 100% truth to make a good story-
we can leave it at that
the movie is going to stray far from the book....i think gamblers may be disappointed...i am not a hoopla guy, may opt out on the premier and go up later for a lessor showing
I could be mistaken (and probably wrong) wasn't Bruce Willis supposedly Capt Beefcake in
Michael Konik's book The Smart Money???
Not sure, pete.But I know Willis is a high-stakes gambler at The Borgata in Atlantic City.
Here is where I recall having read something to Bruce Willis. See Computer Bob post #19..It was just speculation, but at least this validates my memory isn't completly going, even though I'm in my late 30's. Lol!
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