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Atlantic City is a 1980 French-Canadian romantic crime film directed by Louis Malle. Filmed in late 1979, it was released in France and Germany in 1980 and in the United States in 1981. The script was written by John Guare. It stars Burt Lancaster, Susan Sarandon, Kate Reid, Robert Joy, Hollis McLaren, Michel Piccoli, and Al Waxman.
Atlantic City is among the 41 films to be nominated for all "Big Five" Academy Awards, including Best Picture, Best Director, Best Actor, Best Actress and Best Screenplay, and one of only eight amidst this group to not take home a single award. It lost the Best Picture and Best Original Screenplay to Chariots of Fire, Best Director to Reds, and Burt Lancaster and Susan Sarandon, who were nominated for Best Actor and Best Actress, lost to Henry Fonda and Katharine Hepburn in On Golden Pond.
Sally (Susan Sarandon) is a young waitress in an Atlantic City casino who has dreams of becoming a blackjack dealer in Monte Carlo. Sally's estranged husband Dave (Robert Joy) returns to her one day with the intention of selling a large amount of cocaine that he had stolen in Philadelphia and meets Lou (Burt Lancaster), an aging former gangster who lives in Sally's apartment building and runs numbers in poor areas of the city; he also acts as a caretaker for Grace (Kate Reid), an elderly invalid. Dave convinces Lou to sell the cocaine for him, but as Lou sells the first batch, Dave is attacked and killed by the mobsters from whom he had stolen the drugs.
Lou is a small time gangster, who thinks he used to be something big. He meets up with a younger girl, Sally, who is learning to be a croupier. Her husband turns up with drugs he has stolen from the Mafia. The husband gets Lou to sell the drugs, but is killed before Lou can give him the money. Later, the owners of the drugs turn up and threaten to kill Sally if she doesn't return them...
Keywords: atlantic-city-new-jersey, casino, cocaine, criminal, death-of-husband, drug-dealer, drugs, ex-gangster, extramarital-affair, gambling
Lou: You should have seen the Atlantic Ocean back then.
Chrissie: Oh, I never use seatbelts. I don't believe in gravity.
Lou: Don't touch the suit.
Lou: Yes, it used to be beautiful - what with the rackets, whoring, guns.
Lou: I'm a lover!::Grace Pinza: Numbnuts!
Lou: A room. For me and my mother.
Burt Lancaster, Louis Malle, Atlantic City
Once the Queen of Resorts, Atlantic City has become the seedy Queen of Rackets. The life of small-time gangster Lou (Burt Lancaster) changes abruptly when he becomes involved with Dave (Robert Joy), a young dope dealer and his estranged wife Sally (Susan Sarandon). When Dave is killed, Lou and Sally find themselves thrown together in a real-life escapade involving love, money, dope and danger. This classic film features powerful performances from an illustrious cast and received five Oscar nominations in 1981. Available to buy from www.networkdvd.net
Atlantic City movie clips: http://j.mp/1L5zMDK BUY THE MOVIE: http://amzn.to/vQpozw Don't miss the HOTTEST NEW TRAILERS: http://bit.ly/1u2y6pr CLIP DESCRIPTION: Lou (Burt Lancaster) surprises himself after killing a pair of gangland henchmen and saving Sally (Susan Sarandon). FILM DESCRIPTION: Burt Lancaster stars as Lou, an aging mob flunkey, barely making a living in Atlantic City. Susan Sarandon plays Sally, a casino croupier whose husband Dave (Robert Joy) steals a large supply of drugs from the mob. When he is killed, the narcotics pass to the unwilling Sally. Lou, in the midst of longtime affair with middle-aged gangster's widow Grace (Kate Reid), falls for the much younger Sally, becoming her savior by killing the mob thugs sent to shut her up. The killings serve a therapeutic val...
Atlantic City 1980 (Burt Lancaster, Susan Sarandon, Kate Reid, Michel Piccoli) Trocas: edss1983@hotmail.com
Atlantic City movie clips: http://j.mp/1L5zMDK BUY THE MOVIE: http://amzn.to/vQpozw Don't miss the HOTTEST NEW TRAILERS: http://bit.ly/1u2y6pr CLIP DESCRIPTION: After learning that her husband and Lou (Burt Lancaster) were working together, Sally (Susan Sarandon) demands her rightful share of the money. When she's denied, she makes sure that the entire casino hears about it. FILM DESCRIPTION: Burt Lancaster stars as Lou, an aging mob flunkey, barely making a living in Atlantic City. Susan Sarandon plays Sally, a casino croupier whose husband Dave (Robert Joy) steals a large supply of drugs from the mob. When he is killed, the narcotics pass to the unwilling Sally. Lou, in the midst of longtime affair with middle-aged gangster's widow Grace (Kate Reid), falls for the much younger Sally, b...
Atlantic City movie clips: http://j.mp/1L5zMDK BUY THE MOVIE: http://amzn.to/vQpozw Don't miss the HOTTEST NEW TRAILERS: http://bit.ly/1u2y6pr CLIP DESCRIPTION: Joseph's (Michel Piccoli":) impassioned speech makes an impression on his students, especially Sally ("Susan Sarandon). FILM DESCRIPTION: Burt Lancaster stars as Lou, an aging mob flunkey, barely making a living in Atlantic City. Susan Sarandon plays Sally, a casino croupier whose husband Dave (Robert Joy) steals a large supply of drugs from the mob. When he is killed, the narcotics pass to the unwilling Sally. Lou, in the midst of longtime affair with middle-aged gangster's widow Grace (Kate Reid), falls for the much younger Sally, becoming her savior by killing the mob thugs sent to shut her up. The killings serve a therapeutic...
Atlantic City and the Trump Taj Mahal. Recordings are from 1991.
Roadshow Home Video Australia trailer for the film "Atlantic City" (1980) starring Burt Lancaster and Susan Sarandon. The Roadshow Home Video contact slide has been included at the end. Sourced from the Roadshow Home Video release of "Never Say Never Again"
Atlantic City movie clips: http://j.mp/1L5zMDK BUY THE MOVIE: http://amzn.to/vQpozw Don't miss the HOTTEST NEW TRAILERS: http://bit.ly/1u2y6pr CLIP DESCRIPTION: When he notices Sally (Susan Sarandon) stealing money from his wallet, Lou (Burt Lancaster) realizes that it's time end his fantasy of having a life with her and just let her go. FILM DESCRIPTION: Burt Lancaster stars as Lou, an aging mob flunkey, barely making a living in Atlantic City. Susan Sarandon plays Sally, a casino croupier whose husband Dave (Robert Joy) steals a large supply of drugs from the mob. When he is killed, the narcotics pass to the unwilling Sally. Lou, in the midst of longtime affair with middle-aged gangster's widow Grace (Kate Reid), falls for the much younger Sally, becoming her savior by killing the mob ...
Atlantic City movie clips: http://j.mp/1L5zMDK BUY THE MOVIE: http://amzn.to/vQpozw Don't miss the HOTTEST NEW TRAILERS: http://bit.ly/1u2y6pr CLIP DESCRIPTION: Lou (Burt Lancaster) seduces Sally (Susan Sarandon) after he reveals that he has been watching her from his window. FILM DESCRIPTION: Burt Lancaster stars as Lou, an aging mob flunkey, barely making a living in Atlantic City. Susan Sarandon plays Sally, a casino croupier whose husband Dave (Robert Joy) steals a large supply of drugs from the mob. When he is killed, the narcotics pass to the unwilling Sally. Lou, in the midst of longtime affair with middle-aged gangster's widow Grace (Kate Reid), falls for the much younger Sally, becoming her savior by killing the mob thugs sent to shut her up. The killings serve a therapeutic val...
(Original by Bruce Springsteen)
Well they blew up the chicken man in Philly
last night now they blew up his house too
Down on the boardwalk
they're gettin' ready for a fight
gonna see what them racket boys can do
Now there's trouble busin'
in from outta state and the D.A.
can't get no relief
Gonna be a rumble out on the promenade
and the gamblin' commission's hangin' on by
the skin of its teeth
(Chorus)
Well now everything dies baby that's a fact
But maybe everything that dies someday comes back
Put your makeup on fix your hair up pretty
And meet me tonight in Atlantic City
Well I got a job and tried to put my money away
But I got debts that no honest man can pay
So I drew what I had from the Central Trust
And I bought us two tickets on that Coast City bus
(Chorus)
Now our luck may have died
and our love may be cold
but with you forever I'll stay
We're goin' out
where the sand's turnin' to gold
so put on your stockin's baby `cause
the night's getting cold
And everything dies baby that's a fact
But maybe everything that dies someday comes back
Now I been lookin' for a job
but it's hard to find
Down here it's just winners and losers
and don't get caught on the wrong side of that
line
Well I'm tired of comin' out on the losin' end
So honey last night I met this guy and
I'm gonna do a little favor for him
Well I guess everything dies baby that's a fact
But maybe everything that dies someday comes back
Put your hair up nice and set up pretty
and meet me tonight in Atlantic City
Meet me tonight in Atlantic City
Meet me tonight in Atlantic City