A battle between a man's determination to bring legal gambling to an island off the California coast and a local councilman's equally strong determination to stop him. The catch is they both love the same woman.
Acting
Tony Curtis trying so hard the film almost becomes good.
Production
Budget visibly evaporated before final reel.
Costume
Sonny Bono's suits deserve their own tragic documentary.
Director
James Polakof
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
Sonny Bono was simultaneously serving as mayor of Palm Springs during filming, making his corrupt councilman role deliciously meta.
This barely-released curio represents the dying gasp of 70s-style independent cinema before the blockbuster era fully consumed Hollywood.
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