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((About|the 2000 film|other uses|Lucky number (disambiguation)))
((More citations needed|date=February 2023))
((Infobox film
| name           = Lucky Numbers
| image          = Lucky Numbers film poster.jpg
| alt            = 
| caption        = Theatrical release poster
| director       = [[Nora Ephron]]
| producer       = ((Plainlist|
* [[Sean Daniel]] 
* Nora Ephron 
* [[Jonathan D. Krane]] 
* [[Andrew Lazar]] 
))
| writer         = [[Adam Resnick]]
| starring       = ((Plainlist|
* [[John Travolta]]
* [[Lisa Kudrow]]
* [[Tim Roth]]
* [[Ed O'Neill]]
* [[Michael Rapaport]]
* [[Bill Pullman]]
))
| music          = [[George Fenton]]
| cinematography = [[John Lindley (cinematographer)|John Lindley]]
| editing        = [[Barry Malkin]]
| studio         = ((Plainlist|
* [[StudioCanal]]
* [[Andrew Lazar|Mad Chance Productions]]
* Alphaville
))
| distributor    = ((Plainlist|
* [[Paramount Pictures]] (North and Latin America and Asia)
* StudioCanal (Europe and Africa)<ref>((cite web|title=Lucky Numbers|website=[[Screen International]]|first=John|last=Hazelton|date=30 October 2000|access-date=26 September 2021|url=https://www.screendaily.com/lucky-numbers/404053.article))</ref>
))
| released       = ((Film date|2000|10|27))
| runtime        = 105 minutes
| country        = United States <br />France
| language       = English
| budget         = $63 million<ref name=mojo />
| gross          = $10.9 million<ref name=mojo />
))
'''''Lucky Numbers''''' is a 2000 [[black comedy]] film directed by [[Nora Ephron]]. It stars [[John Travolta]], [[Lisa Kudrow]], [[Tim Roth]], [[Ed O'Neill]], [[Michael Rapaport]],  [[Richard Schiff]], [[Daryl Mitchell (actor)|Daryl Mitchell]], [[Bill Pullman]], and [[Michael Moore]] in a rare acting role. 

The screenplay by [[Adam Resnick]] was inspired by the [[1980 Pennsylvania Lottery scandal]]. It is the only film Ephron directed without also writing the screenplay. It is considered to be one of the [[List of biggest box-office bombs|biggest bombs of all time]].

==Plot==
Russ Richards, the weatherman for a [[Harrisburg, Pennsylvania]], television station, is revered as a local celebrity by his viewers, and fame affords him such perks as a reserved parking spot and his own booth at [[Denny's]], where an omelet bears his name. His eternally optimistic demeanor conceals the fact his snowmobile dealership is on the verge of bankruptcy due to an unusually warm winter.

His friend Gig, a shady [[strip club]] owner, suggests an insurance scam will free Russ of his financial problems, but when the scheme fails to pay off, Russ finds himself even deeper in debt and the target of a [[hitman]] named Dale. Gig then proposes Russ rig the [[Pennsylvania Lottery]] with the help of his amoral girlfriend Crystal Latroy, a ditzy model who pulls and announces the winning numbers on television, and her oddball cousin Walter, who will pose as the owner of the lucky ticket.

Their plan works, but before the $6.4 million jackpot can be claimed, everything begins to unravel. First, Walter gets greedy, refuses to hand the winning ticket over to his cousin and Crystal's physical confrontation triggers Walter's ultimately fatal asthma attack.  Sleazy station manager Dick Simmons, who also is sleeping with Crystal, tries to blackmail her and Russ when he discovers what they have done, and others who have uncovered what appears to be the worst kept secret in town demand their share as well.

Mayhem and murder ensue, prompting lazy detectives Lakewood and Chambers to initiate an investigation they hope will not be too taxing. Russ decides to sell the ticket to Dick for $100,000 to get clear of the debt he owes to Dale. Crystal is irate, and she immediately seduces Dick to get back into her share of the winnings. Dale breaks into Dick's house and tries to rob the ticket from him, but the police arrive, and Lakewood ends up killing him.

On his way home, Lakewood comes across Russ who has jackknifed and overturned an 18-wheeler as he tries to unload his snowmobile inventory on another dealer. Fearing Lakewood has come to arrest him, Russ flees with his $100,000 on a snowmobile but crashes into a tree. At the hospital, Lakewood gives him a ticket for operating the snowmobile without a license and explains what happened to Dick and Dale. Russ goes to Dick's hospital room and steals the lottery ticket back. He gives it to Wendy (the waitress from Denny's) and moves to Florida where he becomes a successful host of a gameshow called "Lucky Numbers".

==Cast==
* [[John Travolta]] as Russ Richards
* [[Lisa Kudrow]] as Crystal Latroy
* [[Tim Roth]] as Gig
* [[Ed O'Neill]] as Dick Simmons
* [[Michael Rapaport]] as Dale
* [[Michael Moore]] as Walter
* [[Bill Pullman]] as Detective Pat Lakewood
* [[Daryl Mitchell (actor)|Daryl Mitchell]] as Detective Chambers
* [[Richard Schiff]] as Jerry Green
* [[Caroline Aaron]] as Nurse Sharpling
* [[Sam McMurray]] as Chief Troutman
* [[Michael Weston]] as Larry
* [[Maria Bamford]] as Wendy Fawcett
* [[John F. O'Donohue]]  as Bobby
* [[Colin Mochrie]]  as Jack
* [[Nick Loren]] as Father
* Jake Fritz as Sam
* Emmy Laybourne as Process saver
* [[Ken Jenkins]] as Dan Schuff

==Soundtrack==
((Infobox album
| name       = Lucky Numbers
| type       = Soundtrack
| artist     = Various Artists
| cover      =
| alt        =
| released   = October 24, 2000
| recorded   = Various
| venue      =
| studio     =
| genre      = [[Pop music|Pop]]
| length     =
| label      = [[Atlantic Records]]
| producer   = [[George Fenton]]<ref>((cite web|url=https://www.amazon.com/Lucky-Numbers-George-Fenton/dp/B00004Z450|title=Lucky Numbers|date=24 October 2000|via=Amazon))</ref>
| prev_title =
| prev_year  =
| next_title =
| next_year  =
))
;Track listing<ref>((cite web|url=http://www.soundtrackcollector.com/catalog/soundtrackdetail.php?movieid=35543|title=Lucky Numbers- Soundtrack details - SoundtrackCollector.com|website=www.soundtrackcollector.com))</ref>
# "Light of Day" - [[Joan Jett and the Blackhearts]]
# "[[Obsession (Animotion song)|Obsession]]" - [[Animotion]]
# "[[Right Place, Wrong Time (Dr. John song)|Right Place, Wrong Time]]" - [[Dr. John]]
# "Easy Money" - [[Rickie Lee Jones]]
# "[[Heaven's on Fire]]" - [[Kiss (band)|Kiss]]
# "[[Rapture (Blondie song)|Rapture]]" - [[Blondie (band)|Blondie]]
# "[[Freeze Frame (The J. Geils Band album)|Freeze-Frame]]" - [[The J. Geils Band]]
# "[[Love is the Drug]]" - [[Grace Jones]]
# "[[We Are the Champions]]" - [[Queen (band)|Queen]]
# "[[My Way]]" - [[Jimmy Roselli]]
# "My Big Reward" - Joan Jett and the Blackhearts
# "Lucky Numbers" - [[George Fenton]]
# "Brave Strangers" - [[Bob Seger & The Silver Bullet Band]]
# "Moving In Stereo" - [[The Cars]]

==Release==

===Box office===
The film, based on a $63 million budget, only grossed $10,890,222.<ref name=mojo>((cite web | url = http://www.boxofficemojo.com/movies/?id=luckynumbers.htm | title = Lucky Numbers (2000) |work= [[Box Office Mojo]] ))</ref>

===Critical reception===
''Lucky Numbers'' earned negative reviews from critics. On [[Rotten Tomatoes]] it has a rating of 22% based on 97 reviews. The site's consensus states: "Nora Ephron's attempt at dark comedy is an uneven product, both in terms of the direction and the acting. The characters are unlikable to the point where you don't care what happens to them, and Ephron condescends to the material."<ref>((Cite web|url=https://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/lucky_numbers|title = Lucky Numbers| website=[[Rotten Tomatoes]] ))</ref> On [[Metacritic]] it has a score of 31 out of 100 based on reviews from 30 critics, indicating "generally unfavorable reviews".<ref>((Cite web|url=https://www.metacritic.com/movie/lucky-numbers|title = Lucky Numbers| website=[[Metacritic]] ))</ref> Audiences surveyed by [[CinemaScore]] gave the film a grade F.<ref>((Cite web|url=https://www.vulture.com/2017/09/here-are-the-only-19-movies-to-ever-receive-an-f-cinemascore.html|title = What the 19 Movies to Ever Receive an 'F' CinemaScore Have in Common|date = 20 September 2017))</ref><ref name="avc">((Cite web |url=https://film.avclub.com/is-an-f-from-cinemascore-actually-a-good-thing-our-c-1842666687 |title=Is an "F" from CinemaScore Actually a Good Thing? Our Critics Weigh In |last1=Dowd |first1=A. A. |last2=Rife |first2=Katie |publisher=[[The A.V. Club]] |date=April 3, 2020 |access-date=April 3, 2020))</ref>

[[Roger Ebert]] of the ''[[Chicago Sun-Times]]'' noted the film "tells too much story at not enough energy. It should have been cut back and cranked up. Instead, it keeps introducing new characters until the plot becomes a juggling act just when it should be a sprint. And there's another problem: Is it intended as a comedy, or not? I ask because there are funny things in it, and then gruesome things, sad things and brutal things. [[Quentin Tarantino]] was able to cover that spread in ''[[Pulp Fiction (film)|Pulp Fiction]]''. But Nora Ephron . . . doesn't find a way . . . So much depends on tone in a movie. Either you find the right one and stick with it, or you're in trouble (unless, like Tarantino, you really know what you're doing). If we're supposed to like these people, then there's a point beyond which they should not go in their villainy. If we're not, then the scenes where they're nice should have more irony . . . By the end of the film, we're less entertained than relieved. Lots of stuff happened, and much of it might have been interesting in a different kind of film. Here we got the curious sense that the characters are racing around Harrisburg breathlessly trying to keep up with the plot."<ref>((cite web|url=http://rogerebert.suntimes.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20001027/REVIEWS/10270306/1023|title=Lucky Numbers Movie Review & Film Summary (2000) | author-link = Roger Ebert|first=Roger|last=Ebert|website=rogerebert.suntimes.com))</ref>

[[Mick LaSalle]] of the ''[[San Francisco Chronicle]]'' observed, "As both a writer and a director, Ephron has specialized in sentiment mixed with wiseguy banter - a combination that sometimes works but just as often succeeds only in being both cloying and irritating. In ''Lucky Numbers'' . . . [Ephron] is suddenly liberated, and she guides her talented cast toward performances that are playful and yet comically precise . . . It's a bit of fluff that, all the same, is a gentle commentary on human nature . . . Mainly it's just a showcase for a lot of gifted comic actors to show their stuff - and for Travolta to go from complacency to wide-eyed panic, hitting all points in between."<ref>((cite news | date = 2000-10-27 | author = Mick LaSalle | author-link = Mick LaSalle |url= http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/c/a/2000/10/27/DD61841.DTL |title= More Than Just 'Lucky' / Travolta, Kudrow lead talented cast |newspaper= [[San Francisco Chronicle]] ))</ref>

Michael O'Sullivan of ''[[The Washington Post]]'' said, "Although Travolta gets top billing, Kudrow is the film's true manic engine, and her ability to carry off perky amorality propels the preposterous plot forward through numerous twists and setbacks . . . Her co-star, looking bloated and inert, appears to have settled into the role of the [[fall guy]] rather than even attempt to be an active participant. Ephron doesn't look as if she has her heart in the job either. Yes, the film is dark (literally as well as figuratively, since certain scenes are almost murky), but the director doesn't seem to want to acknowledge that the material is as cantankerous as it is. Time and time again, she keeps pulling back from the abyss just when Resnick's story lets us know that it's ready to abandon all social decency and hurl itself over the edge."<ref>((cite web | author = Michael O'Sullivan |url= https://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-srv/entertainment/movies/reviews/luckynumbersosullivan.htm |title= washingtonpost.com: Entertainment Guide |website= www.washingtonpost.com ))</ref>

[[Lisa Schwarzbaum]] of ''[[Entertainment Weekly]]'' graded the film with a "D" and commented, "The laughs are few in this inert, ungenerous comedy because Ephron's tendency to condescend to her characters, coupled with Harrisburg-born Resnick's mocking worldview . . . makes for a queasy time." She added everyone in the cast is "ill-served by the director's rhythmless pacing, her muddy visual sense, and her insistence on reducing characters to caricatures."<ref>((cite magazine |date=November 3, 2000 |author = Lisa Schwarzbaum |author-link = Lisa Schwarzbaum |url= http://www.ew.com/ew/article/0,,278299,00.html |title= Lucky Numbers |magazine= [[Entertainment Weekly]] ))</ref>

==Accolades==
((Unreferenced section|date=February 2023))
[[John Travolta]]'s performances in this and ''[[Battlefield Earth (film)|Battlefield Earth]]'' won him the [[Golden Raspberry Award for Worst Actor]].((Citation needed|date=July 2022))

==DVD release==
((Unreferenced section|date=February 2023))
The film was released on [[VHS]] and [[DVD]] on March 20, 2001.

==References==
((Reflist))

==External links==
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*((mojo title|luckynumbers))
*((rotten-tomatoes|lucky_numbers))
*((Metacritic film))

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