California Split (1974)
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The most narratively loose of Robert Altman's '70s films, California Split details the haphazard lives of two compulsive gamblers searching for that ever-elusive big score. Newly single and soon-to-be-unemployed Bill (George Segal) joins live-wire pal Charlie (Elliott Gould), as the pair moves from Fruit Loops with Charlie's hooker roommates Sue (Gwen Welles) and Barbara (Ann Prentiss) to bets on horses, backroom card games, boxing, and basketball. They make it to Reno, but Bill comes to realize that even the big score may not be the answer to the meaning (or meaninglessness) of life. For Charlie, however, that's all there is. ~ Lucia Bozzola, Rovi
- Starring:
- George Segal, Elliott Gould, (more)
- Director(s):
- Robert Altman
- Theatrical MPAA Rating:
- R
- Format(s):
- DVD
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Synopsis of California Split
The most narratively loose of Robert Altman's '70s films, California Split details the haphazard lives of two compulsive gamblers searching for that ever-elusive big score. Newly single and soon-to-be-unemployed Bill (George Segal) joins live-wire pal Charlie (Elliott Gould), as the pair moves from Fruit Loops with Charlie's hooker roommates Sue (Gwen Welles) and Barbara (Ann Prentiss) to bets on horses, backroom card games, boxing, and basketball. They make it to Reno, but Bill comes to realize that even the big score may not be the answer to the meaning (or meaninglessness) of life. For Charlie, however, that's all there is. ~ Lucia Bozzola, Rovi
- Theatrical Feature Running Time:
- 105 mins
Complete Cast of California Split
- George Segal - Bill Denny
- Ann Prentiss - Barbara Miller
- Ed Walsh - Lew
- Marc Cavell - California Club Poker Player
- John Considine - Man at Bar
- Jeff Goldblum - Lloyd Harris
- Barbara London - Lady on Bus
- Alyce Passman - Go-Go Girl
- Jack Riley - Bartender
- Mickey Fox - California Club Poker Player
- Sharon Compton - Nugie's Wife
- Joanne Strauss - Mother
- Elliott Gould - Charlie Waters
- Gwen Welles - Susan Peters
- Joseph Walsh - Sparkie
- Barbara Colby - Receptionist
- Jay Fletcher - Robber
- Richard Kennedy - Used Car Salesman
- Vincent Palmieri - First Bartender
- Bert Remsen - Helen Brown
- Barbara Ruick - Reno Barmaid
- Thomas Hal Phillips - Reno Poker Players
- Tom Signorelli - Nugie
- Eugene Troobnick - Harvey
- Director(s):
- Robert Altman
- Writer(s):
- Joseph Walsh
- Producer(s):
- Leonard J. Goldberg, Joseph Walsh, Robert Altman
- Theatrical MPAA Rating:
- R(Adult Language, Questionable for Children, Adult Situations, Brief Nudity)
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