Up until the shocking ending, it is a party-goers paradise and you’re riding shotgun, but of course it’s the movies, and all that goodness has to come to an end. All the money, girls and fame is replaced by the mafia, the FBI and a looming prison sentence.

This first-person account of the the big man on campus becomes a lot smaller when the heavy hand of the law looks into his practices and discovers his illegal gambling. Basketball player Stevin ‘Hedake’ Smith decides he wants to be involved in the corrupt scheme and volunteers to shave points. When Silman starts up his own bookie business and making it even bigger, thing start to unfold. When Bennie Silman (Krumholtz) takes charge of handling bets for the school basketball team, things kick off to a flying start for him and his mentor (Nicholas Turturro), a big-time Las Vegas gambler. Big Shot: Confessions of a Campus Bookie film summary David Krumholz and Nichols Turturro head up a cast of relative unknowns in this surprisingly entertaining made-for-TV movie from 2002. Though not a blockbuster, we think Big Shot is a super intriguing and riveting story that keeps you interested until its heart-pounding conclusion.

What makes this version of the story so much fun is all the gorgeous women and sports and betting action that takes place from start to finish. Based on the real events of a 1994 college basketball point-shaving scandal, Big Shot: Confessions of a Campus Bookie drives home what can happen when things get out of hand in the sports betting world.

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