Finder's Fee

Finder's Fee
	Finder's Fee DVD cover
Directed by	Jeff Probst
Produced by	Brad Van Arragon; Katy Wallin; Shawn Williamson
Written by	Jeff Probst
Story by	Jim Gulian
Starring	Erik Palladino; James Earl Jones; Ryan Reynolds; Dash Mihok; Matthew Lillard; Robert Forster
Music by	Rob King; B. C. Smith
Cinematography	Francis Kenny
Edited by	Brian Berdan
Distributed by	Lions Gate Entertainment; Silverline Pictures
Release date	June 16, 2001 (Seattle); October 28, 2003;
Running time	100 minutes
Country	United States
Language	English

Finder's Fee is a 2001 American film directed by Jeff Probst from his original screenplay.

Plot

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.

Cast

Actor	Role
Ryan Reynolds	Quigley
Erik Palladino	Tepper
Matthew Lillard	Fishman
Dash Mihok	Bolan
James Earl Jones	Avery Phillips
Carly Pope	Carla
Frances Bay	Mrs. Darmsetter
Robert Forster	Officer Campbell

Reception

The film received generally positive reviews from critics. The film holds a 60% fresh rating on Rotten Tomatoes with a score of 60% based on reviews from 5 critics.[1]

Awards

Finder's Fee won the Golden Space Needle Award, given to the audience's choice for Best Picture at the 2001 Seattle International Film Festival.[2]

Jeff Probst won the Best Screenplay (Feature Film) at the 2001 Method Fest Independent Film Festival.

James Earl Jones won Best Actor in a DVD Premiere Movie at the 2003 DVDX Awards.

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References

"Finder's Fee (2001)". Rotten Tomatoes. Retrieved 23 May 2019.
Goodridge, Mike (June 18, 2001). "Finder's Fee wins top audience prize at Seattle". Screen. Retrieved 23 May 2019.

External links

Finder's Fee on IMDb
Finder's Fee at Rotten Tomatoes

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[1] "Finder's Fee (2001)". Rotten Tomatoes. Retrieved 23 May 2019.

[2] Goodridge, Mike (June 18, 2001). "Finder's Fee wins top audience prize at Seattle". Screen. Retrieved 23 May 2019.