The Big Town

Theatrical release poster

Directed by
Ben Bolt
Harold Becker

Produced by
Martin Ransohoff

Written by
Clark Howard
Robert Roy Pool

Starring
Matt Dillon
Diane Lane
Tommy Lee Jones
Bruce Dern
Lee Grant

Music by
Michael Melvoin
Frank Fitzpatrick (Music Editor)

Cinematography
Ralf D. Bode

Editing by
Stuart H. Pappé

Distributed by
Columbia Pictures

Release date(s)
September 25, 1987

Running time
109 min.

Country
 United States

Language
English

Gross revenue
$1,733,000

Allmovie profile

IMDb profile

The Big Town is a 1987 romantic drama film about a young man who comes to the big city to work as a professional gambler, in the process becoming romantically involved with two women – one of whom is already married. The film was directed by Ben Bolt and Harold Becker, and stars Matt Dillon, Diane Lane, and Tommy Lee Jones.

Contents

• 1 Main cast
• 2 Plot
• 3 References
• 4 External links

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Main cast

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Actor
Role

Matt Dillon
J. C. Cullen

Diane Lane
Lorry Dane

Tommy Lee Jones
George Cole

Bruce Dern
Mr. Edwards

Lee Grant
Ferguson Edwards

Tom Skerritt
Phil Carpenter

Suzy Amis
Aggie Donaldson

David Marshall Grant
Sonny Binkley

Don Francks
Carl Hooker

Del Close
Deacon Daniels

Cherry Jones
Ginger McDonald

David James Elliott
Cool Guy (as David Elliott)

Plot

In 1957, J. C. Cullen is a small-town crapshooter who heads to Chicago, Illinois to seek his fortune. There he becomes the pawn of two high-rolling professional gamblers, Mr. and Mrs. Edwards. He later gets mixed-up in a revenge scheme cooked up by Lorry Dane, the embittered wife of strip-joint owner George Cole. Before he knows what’s happened, Cullen is embroiled in two torrid romances, one with Dane and the other with “nice” girl Aggie Donaldson; he also nearly loses his life by ending up in the middle of a deadly feud between Edwards and Cole.

References

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External links

• The Big Town at the Internet Movie Database
• The Big Town at Allmovie

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