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A 2002 American f(x) Made-for-TV Movie directed by Ernest R Dickerson that has a young college student (David Krumholtz) getting involved with a gambling bracket, which would soon lead to his downfall.

The movie also stars Tory Kittles, Carmine Giovinazzo, Jennifer Morrison, Nicholas Turturro, Frank John Hughes, Zachary Levi, and James LeGros.


Tropes for the film:

  • As Himself: The real Benny Silman appears in the end of the movie to discuss how his actions impacted him and the others involved and he had five years left of probation.
  • Breaking the Fourth Wall: Benny regularly breaks the fourth wall as he talks about the events up to and after his arrest.
  • How We Got Here: The movie starts with Benny getting beaten up and the story jumps back to him going to college as he talks about the gambling bracket he starts to make a lot of money.
  • Narrator: Krumholtz also provides narration as Silman.

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