Bookies

Bookies is a 2003 movie written by Michael Bacall and directed by Mark Illsley. The story revolves around the lives of four college students. It was not well received by audiences, but it is nevertheless played in the early morning on network television in the US with little regularity. Three male college students, Toby (Nick Stahl), Casey (Lukas Haas) and Jude (Johnny Galecki), start up a bookie business taking bets from various clients. Their b... more

Bookies is a 2003 movie written by Michael Bacall and directed by Mark Illsley. The story revolves around the lives of four college students. It was not well received by audiences, but it is nevertheless played in the early morning on network television in the US with little regularity. Three male college students, Toby (Nick Stahl), Casey (Lukas Haas) and Jude (Johnny Galecki), start up a bookie business taking bets from various clients. Their business immediately booms, arousing suspicion among local campus authorities and Toby's girlfriend, Hunter (Rachael Leigh Cook). They subsequently are able to purchase many expensive items such as big screen televisions and new computers to help them manage their complex business. When their business takes off, Jude receives threats from two local Italian bookies to back down because their territories for the business overlap. The movie ends when a plan by Jude fails to materialize when betting on the college's team to win the game. Toby... less