Finder's Fee

2001 film by Jeff Probst

June 16, 2001 (2001-06-16) (Seattle)
October 28, 2003 (2003-10-28) (United States)

Running time

100 minutesCountryUnited StatesLanguageEnglish

Finder's Fee is a 2001 American drama thriller film directed by Jeff Probst from his original screenplay.

Plot

Over the course of a single evening, Tepper, finds a wallet on his way home from work. He contacts the owner of the wallet by telephone, and then later discovers that the wallet contains the winning ticket in a $6 million lottery.

Complications arise when Tepper's friends come over for their regular poker night. One of the conditions of the game is that everyone purchase a ticket for the lottery, to be thrown into the pot. The game is played as a freezeout, with the winner collecting all the tickets and any prizes they might win. When the owner of the wallet arrives, he realizes that the winning ticket is in the pot and stays to play in the game.

Cast

Ryan Reynolds as Quigley
Erik Palladino as Tepper
Matthew Lillard as Fishman
Dash Mihok as Bolan
James Earl Jones as Avery Phillips
Carly Pope as Carla
Frances Bay as Mrs. Darmsetter
Robert Forster as Officer Campbell

Reception

The film holds a 60% approval rating on Rotten Tomatoes based on reviews from 5 critics.^[1]

Awards

Finder's Fee won the Golden Space Needle Award, given to the audience's choice for Best Picture at the 2001 Seattle International Film Festival.^[2]

Jeff Probst won the award for Best Screenplay (Feature Film) at the 2001 Method Fest Independent Film Festival.

James Earl Jones won the award for Best Actor in a DVD Premiere Movie at the 2003 DVDX Awards.

References

^ "Finder's Fee (2001)". Rotten Tomatoes. Retrieved 23 May 2019.
^ Goodridge, Mike (June 18, 2001). "Finder's Fee wins top audience prize at Seattle". Screen Daily. Retrieved 23 May 2019.