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Taking Chances is a american film of genre Comedy released in USA on 24 november 2009 with Justin Long
Taking Chances (2009)
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Add to a movie listTaking Chances is a 2009 comedy film directed by Talmage Cooley.
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The screenplay by Annie Nocenti (with an uncredited Talmage Cooley) follows Chase Revere, manager of the local history museum, who discovers that an Indian casino is about to be built over the town's Revolutionary War battlefield. He joins forces with the sexy town siren, Lucy Shanks, to launch an all-out offensive against the project. They encounter fierce opposition from the corrupt mayor, the town council and local citizens, who believe that the casino will cure the bankrupt town's financial woes.Actors
Justin Long
(Chase Revere)
Emmanuelle Chriqui
(Lucy)
Rob Corddry
(Cleveland Fishback)
Keir O'Donnell
(Digger Morris)
Nick Offerman
(Hoke Hollander)
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