California Split

"…Being the story of two bet-on-anything guys who happily discover something called a "winning streak.""

Aug 1 1974 R 1h 48m
Comedy, Drama

Carefree single guy Charlie Waters rooms with two lovely prostitutes, Barbara Miller and Susan Peters, and lives to gamble. Along with his glum betting buddy, Bill Denny, Charlie sets out on a gambling streak in search of the ever-elusive big payday. While Charlie and Bill have some lucky moments, they also have to contend with serious setbacks that threaten to derail their hedonistic betting binge.

Plot

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.

Written by

Joseph Walsh

Directed by

Robert Altman

Cast

George Segal, Elliott Gould, Ann Prentiss

Crew

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Production Countries

United States of America

Production Companies

Reno Associates, Columbia Pictures, Persky-Bright Productions, Spelling-Goldberg Productions, Won World

Languages

English

Awards

1 nomination total

Trailers
California Split (1974) - Trailer
Featurettes
Larry Karaszewski on CALIFORNIA SPLIT
Scores
# of Votes
8,847
Average Rating
7.1 out of 10
Metascore
85
Popularity
NA