Movie review: ‘The Luckiest Man in America’ goes behind scenes of game show scandal

Samir Oliveros, ‘The Luckiest Man In America’ Filmmaker & Plenty Good Co-Founder, Signs With Cinetic Media

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Movie review: ‘The Luckiest Man in America’ goes behind scenes of game show scandal

By Katie Walsh, Tribune News Service “The Luckiest Man in America” is an ironic title for the story of Michael Larson, the Ohio man who managed to win over $110,000 on a 1984 episode of the game show “Press Your Luck.” The truth is, luck had nothing to do with it. Larson, played here by Paul Walter Hauser, had memorized the five patterns of seemingly random blinking lights on the Big Board, successfully avoided whammies, and took CBS for an unpr…

Movie review: 'The Luckiest Man in America' goes behind scenes of game show scandal

“The Luckiest Man in America” is an ironic title for the story of Michael Larson, the Ohio man who managed to win over $110,000 on a 1984 episode of the game show “Press Your Luck.” The truth is, luck had nothing to do with it.

"You gotta have people that are going to play these parts": The Luckiest Man in America Star Paul Walter Hauser Discusses Playing Controversial Game Show Winner Michael Larson

After his big break in a scene-stealing supporting role in I, Tonya, Paul Walter Hauser has become one of Hollywood’s most unlikely leading men. Working with such acclaimed filmmakers as Spike Lee (BlacKkKlansman and Da 5 Bloods) and Clint Eastwood (Richard Jewell), and starring in franchises like Cobra Kai and the upcoming The Fantastic Four: First Steps, Hauser is one of the most reliably great actors working today. Hauser’s latest role is as …

The Luckiest Man in America (2025) - Movie Review

Read the original post on Flickering Myth here: Movie Review – The Luckiest Man in America (2025) The Luckiest Man in America, 2025. Directed by Samir Oliveros. Starring Paul Walter Hauser, Walton Goggins, Shamier Anderson, David Strathairn, Maisie Williams, Patti Harrison, Brian Geraghty, Haley Bennett, Johnny Knoxville, David Rysdahl, Shaunette Renée Wilson, Ricky Russert, Lilli Kay, and James Wolk. SYNOPSIS: May 1984. An unemployed ice cream …

Paul Walter Hauser on starring in The Luckiest Man in America and being kept busy by his job

Based on a true story, The Luckiest Msan In America is set in May 1984, when an unemployed ice cream truck driver from Ohio (Paul Walter Hauser) steps onto the game show Press Your Luck harbouring 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 susupect foul play. We spoke to I, Tonya and Richard Jewell star about his starring role in the film and wha…