Finder's Fee is an American film. It was directed by Jeff Probst from his original screenplay. The story is based on an actual event that occurred to Probst.
The film takes place over the course of a single evening. Tepper, played by Erik Palladino, finds a wallet on his way home from work. He contacts the owner of the wallet by telephone, and then later discovers that the wallet contains the winning ticket in a $6 million lottery.
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Finder's Fee is an American film. It was directed by Jeff Probst from his original screenplay. The story is based on an actual event that occurred to Probst.
The film takes place over the course of a single evening. Tepper, played by Erik Palladino, finds a wallet on his way home from work. He contacts the owner of the wallet by telephone, and then later discovers that the wallet contains the winning ticket in a $6 million lottery.
Complications arise when Tepper's friends come over for their regular poker night. One of the conditions of the game is that everyone purchase a ticket for the lottery, to be thrown into the pot. The game is played as a freezeout, with the winner collecting all the tickets and any prizes they may be worth. When the owner of the wallet, played by James Earl Jones, arrives, he realizes that the winning ticket is in the pot, and stays to play in the game.
Finder's Fee won the Golden Space Needle Award, given to the audience's choice for Best Picture at the...
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