A powerful businessman blackmails a fitness instructor in order to gain inside information on the stock market.
Acting
Paul Sorvino plays evil like he's in a different film.
Production
That basketball halftime scene: cinema history?
Writing
Blackmail, corporate espionage, teen romance—why choose?
Director
Lionel C. Martin
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
This was originally titled 'Jackpot' and aired on NBC as a TV movie before a limited theatrical release.
The 2001 NBA halftime contest scene captures peak Y2K 'anyone can get rich' optimism before the dot-com crash reality set in.
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