The Luckiest Man in America Review: Paul Walter Hauser leads the strange but true story of the Press Your Luck cheating scandal

The Luckiest Man in America Review: Paul Walter Hauser leads the strange but true story of the Press Your Luck cheating scandal

Plot: Based on a true story, the film is set in May 1984, when an unemployed ice cream truck driver from Ohio steps onto the game show Press Your Luck, harboring a big secret: the key to endless amounts of money. His winning streak is threatened when the bewildered executives in the control room start to uncover his real motivations.  Review: As someone who has been trying to get on Jeopardy! for a while, I have always been fascinated with the c…

The Luckiest Man in America: Glasgow Film Festival Review ★★★☆☆

The Luckiest Man in America is a 2024 drama / comedy film which chronicles the day ice cream truck driver Michael Larson (Paul Walter Hauser) found his luck and won over $100,000 on the 80s game show ‘Press Your Luck’. The film starts at the auditions for the game show, where Larson is arrested for lying about his identity, to give himself more chance of being on the show. Though Casting Director Chuck (Shamier Anderson) calls for him to immedia…