Luckytown

Luckytown (2000)

Luck always runs out... trust no one.

A young woman goes in search of her father, a professional gambler who abandoned her years before. Along the way, she finds herself at odds with her boyfriend who wants nothing but a carefree lifestyle.

Date of release
2000-08-04
TMDB
5.5 / 10 (25)
Runtime
1h 45m
Genres
Crime, Thriller
Director
Paul Nicholas

Casting

Interesting facts

Luckytown is a 2000 film starring Kirsten Dunst, Vincent Kartheiser, Luis Guzmán, and James Caan. The film was written by Brendan Beseth, and produced and directed by Paul Nicolas.

Filming

A five-week shoot in Las Vegas began on December 13, 1999. Paul Nicolas, the film's director and producer, said, "We could have shot most of it in L.A., but just by being here, you get a lot of ideas. Just by driving around, you can see what Las Vegas has to offer." Nicolas said about the Las Vegas Strip and downtown Las Vegas: "seeing the sights, we're trying to write little scenes to incorporate them in the story." Approximately 14 local actors…

During the first week of filming, scenes were shot at the Bourbon Street and Showboat hotel-casinos. For the second week, filming moved to a soundstage at Lear Entertainment's new production facility, which was also located in Las Vegas and was still under construction during filming. Scenes were to be shot on 3,600- and 8,100-square-foot stages at the facility.

In the third week, filming moved to the closed Rockabilly's Saloon and Dance Hall on Boulder Highway. For the film, the structure was renovated as a strip club, known in the film as Tony's Dollhouse, and was reportedly planned to be reopened as a strip club in reality after filming was scheduled to complete there.

Later that month, scenes were shot at the Roadhouse Casino and McCarran International Airport, with additional scenes shot at the Bourbon Street hotel-casino. Filming was scheduled to conclude on January 13, 2000, but was extended and expected to conclude the following week. Final filming locations included the Candlelight Wedding Chapel, the Showboat hotel-casino, the Glass Pool Inn, and driving shots of the Las Vegas Strip.

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