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* UsefulNotes/LosAngeles: And what a strange town it is.
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* TheGamblingAddict: Both main characters could adequately be described thusly.thusly, albeit with different perspectives: Bill realizes he has a problem and that he can't sustain his lifestyle; Charlie also recognizes his habits are ultimately unfulfilling, but has made peace with them.
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Charlie Waters (Elliott Gould) and Bill Denny (Creator/GeorgeSegal) meet at a poker game in Los Angeles, and quickly become best friends. Together they ride the highs and (mostly) lows of cards, ponies and general hustling, ending up in Reno, Nevada, where they wander from game to game in a casino.
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Charlie Waters (Elliott Gould) (Creator/ElliottGould) and Bill Denny (Creator/GeorgeSegal) meet at a poker game in Los Angeles, and quickly become best friends. Together they ride the highs and (mostly) lows of cards, ponies and general hustling, ending up in Reno, Nevada, where they wander from game to game in a casino.
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* BromanticComedy: The film plays Bill and Charlie's relationship as being like a whirlwind romance, with Charlie acting as a [[ManicPixieDreamGirl Manic Pixie Dream Boy]] for Bill. They even kiss each other at one point late in the film.
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* HeterosexualLifePartners: The film plays Bill and Charlie's relationship as being like a whirlwind romance, with Charlie acting as a [[ManicPixieDreamGirl Manic Pixie Dream Boy]] for Bill. They even kiss each other at one point late in the film.
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Charlie Waters (Elliott Gould) and Bill Denny (George Segal) (Creator/GeorgeSegal) meet at a poker game in Los Angeles, and quickly become best friends. Together they ride the highs and (mostly) lows of cards, ponies and general hustling, ending up in Reno, Nevada, where they wander from game to game in a casino.
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** In sizing up the other poker players in Reno for Bill, Charlie suggests that one of them has "seen ''Film/TheCincinnatiKid'' one too many times."
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* ShoutOut: A whistled version of "Sweet Georgia Brown" plays during the scene where Charlie hustles the other players at a pickup basketball game, as a tribute to WesternAnimation/TheHarlemGlobetrotters.
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** A whistled version of "Sweet Georgia Brown" plays during the scene where Charlie hustles the other players at a pickup basketball game, as a tribute toWesternAnimation/TheHarlemGlobetrotters.WesternAnimation/TheHarlemGlobetrotters.
** The animated music video for Creator/CheechAndChong's "Basketball Jones" is briefly glimpsed on a TV screen. Oddly, it wasn't the last time it would make an appearance in a film: it's also featured in ''Film/BeingThere''.
** A whistled version of "Sweet Georgia Brown" plays during the scene where Charlie hustles the other players at a pickup basketball game, as a tribute to
** The animated music video for Creator/CheechAndChong's "Basketball Jones" is briefly glimpsed on a TV screen. Oddly, it wasn't the last time it would make an appearance in a film: it's also featured in ''Film/BeingThere''.
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* ShoutOut: A whistled version of "Sweet Georgia Brown" plays during the scene where Charlie hustles the other players at a pickup basketball game, as a tribute to WesternAnimation/TheHarlemGlobetrotters.
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* DoubleMeaningTitle: "California split" is a nickname for [[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/High-low_split high-low split poker]], but it also refers to Bill and Charlie "splitting" from LA to go to Reno, and then [[spoiler:the pair splitting their winnings in Reno and leaving each other's lives]].
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* {{Dedication}}: "For Barbara"--Barbara Ruick, the wife of Music/JohnWilliams, was cast as the barmaid who Charlie and Bill meet at the final poker game. She went to Reno to film the part, but after completing her initial scene, she died suddenly of a brain hemorrhage in her hotel room.
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* {{Dedication}}: "For Barbara"--Barbara Ruick, the wife of Music/JohnWilliams, was cast as played the barmaid who Charlie and Bill meet at the final poker game. She went to Reno to film the part, but after completing her initial scene, she died suddenly of a brain hemorrhage in her hotel room.
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* OneHourWorkWeek: Charlie has no job outside of gambling. Bill works at magazine, but constantly leaves the office for his gaming misadventures.
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* HookerWithAHeartOfGold: Not just one, but two, but in some ways a [[DeconstructedTrope Deconstruction]], since Barbara and Susan are shown to be almost as much of losers as Charlie and Bill.
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* HookerWithAHeartOfGold: Not just one, but two, but two: Barbara and Susan. Charlie was a client of theirs, and they're letting him crash with them because he can't afford his rent. But in some ways they're a [[DeconstructedTrope Deconstruction]], since Barbara and Susan are they're shown to be almost just as much of losers pathetic as Charlie and Bill.
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* BittersweetEnding: Bill and Charlie [[spoiler:win $82,000 in Reno--about half a million in today's money--but Bill feels empty and hollow, which Charlie understands, and they go their separate ways]].
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* HappyBirthdayToYou: Charlie and Bill sing the actual song to Barbara (though it's not her birthday), which was one of the major reasons Sony refused to pay for all the necessary song licensing on the 2004 DVD release (forcing Altman to change some songs and cut a few minutes from the film).
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The tagline isn't quite accurate, but this 1974 Creator/RobertAltman film is nonetheless full of gambling, gambling, and more gambling.
Charlie Waters (Elliott Gould) and Bill Denny (George Segal) ride the highs and (mostly) lows of cards, ponies and general hustling. Mostly remembered for its innovative approach to sound mixing, the film features a witty script and excellent acting from the two leads.
Charlie Waters (Elliott Gould) and Bill Denny (George Segal) ride the highs and (mostly) lows of cards, ponies and general hustling. Mostly remembered for its innovative approach to sound mixing, the film features a witty script and excellent acting from the two leads.
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The tagline isn't quite accurate, but this 1974 Creator/RobertAltman film comedy is nonetheless full of gambling, gambling, and more gambling.
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* ArcWords: The name Barbara.
* CreepyCrossdresser: Helen Brown, a middle-aged man, is a client of Barbara and Susan.
* DidIMentionItsChristmas: Takes place around the holidays, but we only know that because Barbara and Susan have decorations up.
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* DidIMentionItsChristmas: Takes place around the holidays, but we only know that because Barbara and Susan have decorations up.
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* HeterosexualLifePartners: The film plays Bill and Charlie's relationship as being like a whirlwind romance, with Charlie acting as a [[ManicPixieDreamGirl Manic Pixie Dream Boy]] for Bill. They even kiss each other at one point late in the film.
* HookerWithAHeartOfGold: Not just one, buttwo.two, but in some ways a [[DeconstructedTrope Deconstruction]], since Barbara and Susan are shown to be almost as much of losers as Charlie and Bill.
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* RandomEventsPlot: Not much actual story, but since Charlie and Bill (especially Charlie) lead aimless lives, it's justified.
* RedOniBlueOni: Charlie is Red, Bill is Blue. Also Barbara (Red) and Susan (Blue).
* SpiritualSuccessor: Much different in plot and tone, but the presence of Elliott Gould and the depiction of the seedier side of [=SoCal=] in TheSeventies make it one for ''Film/TheLongGoodbye''.
* RedOniBlueOni: Charlie is Red, Bill is Blue. Also Barbara (Red) and Susan (Blue).
* SpiritualSuccessor: Much different in plot and tone, but the presence of Elliott Gould and the depiction of the seedier side of [=SoCal=] in TheSeventies make it one for ''Film/TheLongGoodbye''.
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"...being the story of two bet-on-anything guys who happily discover something called a winning streak." The tagline isn't quite accurate, but nonetheless this 1974 Creator/RobertAltman film is full of gambling, gambling, and more gambling. Elliott Gould Creator/ElliottGould and George Segal ride the highs and (mostly) lows of cards, ponies and general hustling. Mostly remembered for its innovative approach to sound mixing, the film features a witty script and excellent acting from the two leads.
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"...being the story of two bet-on-anything guys who happily discover something called a winning streak." The tagline isn't quite accurate, but nonetheless this 1974 Creator/RobertAltman film is full of gambling, gambling, and more gambling. Elliott Gould and George Segal ride the highs and (mostly) lows of cards, ponies and general hustling. Mostly remembered for its innovative approach to sound mixing, the film features a witty script and excellent acting from the two leads.
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* TheGamblingAddict: Both main characters could adequately be described thusly.
* HookerWithAHeartOfGold: Not just one, but two.
* LoanShark: The film's writer, Joseph Walsh, has a terrifying turn as a bookie who only seems nice.
* UsefulNotes/LosAngeles: And what a strange town it is.
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!!This film has examples of the following tropes:
* TheGamblingAddict: Both main characters could adequately be described thusly.
* HookerWithAHeartOfGold: Not just one, but two.
* LoanShark: The film's writer, Joseph Walsh, has a terrifying turn as a bookie who only seems nice.
* UsefulNotes/LosAngeles: And what a strange town it is.
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