Just the Ticket

"Irresponsible, unreliable, unpredictable and totally irresistible."

Feb 26 1999 R 1h 55m
Comedy, Romance

Gary Starke is one of the best ticket scalpers in New York City. His girlfriend, Linda, doesn't approve of his criminal lifestyle, though, and dumps him when she gets the opportunity to study cooking in Paris. Gary realizes that he has to give up scalping if he has any chance of winning her back. But before he does, he wants to cash out on one last big score. He gets his chance when the pope announces he'll be performing Easter Mass at Yankee Stadium.

Plot

Gary is a charming guy, but Linda is tired of his grand plans and schemes. All of which have gone down the drain. Gary is a 'scalper'. Together with his friends and his 'Guardian Angel', Benny, he buys tickets to events and sells them off at highly increased prices. This doesn't really make him rich and proves to be more difficult than usual when a new guy gets into town, strong-arming all of Gary's sources. But then the gift of heaven arrives. The Pope is coming for a visit. Gary wants to make a lot of money on this so he can finally get one of his (more decent) plans for Linda off the ground and really work on a lasting relationship with her.

Written by

Richard Wenk

Directed by

Richard Wenk

Cast

Andy Garcia, Andie MacDowell, Richard Bradford

Crew

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Production Countries

United States of America, France

Production Companies

Canal+, CineSon Entertainment

Languages

English

Awards

1 nomination

Trailers
Just The Ticket Trailer 1999
Scores
# of Votes
2,061
Average Rating
5.6 out of 10
Metascore
NA
Popularity
NA