Mississippi Grind
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| Music by | Scott Bomar |
| Cinematography | Andrij Parekh |
| Edited by | Anna Boden |
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| Distributed by | A24 |
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108 minutes |
| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
| Box office | $130,541 |
Mississippi Grind is a 2015 American drama film directed and written by Anna Boden and Ryan Fleck. It stars Ryan Reynolds, Ben Mendelsohn, Sienna Miller, Analeigh Tipton, Robin Weigert, and Alfre Woodard. The film was released on September 25, 2015 by A24.
Gerry (Ben Mendelsohn), a perpetual gambler facing financial hardship, enters a casino in Dubuque, Iowa, where he meets Curtis (Ryan Reynolds), a younger traveling gambler, while playing Texas hold 'em. Curtis wins a hand against Gerry and buys Gerry a premium glass of Bulleit Bourbon, and a friendship begins. Hours later, Gerry sees Curtis playing darts at a bar and returns the favor buying Curtis a drink. Curtis explains that he is successful playing cards because he doesn't care about winning and just likes to play with no emotional investment in the outcome of the game. The two drink heavily with Gerry passing out and waking up on a couch at Curtis' place.
After an unsuccessful real estate showing the next morning, Gerry goes to a dog track with Curtis. They initially win a large amount of money, but Gerry is unwilling to walk away, and he ultimately gambles away their winnings. Afterwards, they drink at a bar where they attempt to bet $1,000 on a game of pool. The men at the pool table are not interested and they intimidate Curtis and Gerry into leaving the bar. In the parking lot, Curtis explains to Gerry that “Machu Picchu Time” is approaching, which is the phrase he uses whenever he leaves town, implying that he is heading to Machu Picchu in Peru, which he has yet to actually visit. Gerry is then threatened by a man who had overheard the attempted $1,000 bet in the bar, not knowing that Gerry was bluffing. The man stabs Gerry, inflicting a mild wound on his abdomen.
The next morning, Gerry meets Sam (Alfre Woodard) in a restaurant, where she presses Gerry to repay her the money he owes but does not have. She tells Gerry to pay up by the following day or else she will call upon her friend Tim to “pay [Gerry] a visit.” Gerry then runs into Curtis at a bar, where he proposes a trip down the Mississippi River, where they will gamble at several major cities, and ultimately play at a poker game in New Orleans with a $25,000 buy-in. Curtis agrees to stake Gerry with $2,000, provided that Gerry takes them with his car.
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