High Roller: The Stu Ungar Story

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High Roller: The Stu Ungar Story
Directed by	A. W. Vidmer
Produced by	F.A. Miller
Written by	A. W. Vidmer
Starring	Michael Imperioli Renee Faia Michael Nouri Michael Pasternak Pat Morita Vincent Van Patten Cynthia Brimhall
Music by	Jeff Eden Fair Starr Parodi
Editing by	A. W. Vidmer
Distributed by	New Line Home Video
Release date(s)	2003
Running time	110 minutes
Language	English
IMDb profile

High Roller: The Stu Ungar Story is a 2003 biopic focusing on the life of American professional poker and gin player Stu Ungar. Stuey is the film's alternate title. The film features cameos from several figures from the world of professional sports and poker, including Vince Van Patten, Andy Glazer and Al Bernstein.

Tagline - Gambler. Addict. Loser. Legend.

[edit] Plot

High Roller is told in flashback. Ungar (Michael Imperioli), in a motel room on the last night of his life, relates his life story to a stranger (Michael Pasternak). He speaks of growing up as the son of a bookie, his career as a tournament gin player, moving into poker, his marriage and the birth of his daughter Stefanie, cocaine abuse and the breakup of his marriage. The film climaxes with Ungar's third victory at the main event of the World Series of Poker a few months before his death. In the final scene, Ungar departs the motel room with the stranger (who apparently represents Death).