Big Shot: Confessions of a Campus Bookie

When Benny Silman left Brooklyn for Arizona State University, he felt like he was stepping into a Coppertone commercial. The Sun, the beautiful girls?life was good. Once he discovered the bright lights of Vegas and the adrenaline rush of gambling, things got even better. Soon he was the “campus bookie” making good cash and having a blast with his buddies. It wasn’t until he began to fix basketball games that his high stakes life began to spin out of control. This is the real-life story of the 1994 Arizona State University point-shaving scandal that rocked the NCAA.

Aired:

March 31, 2002 on F/X

Director:
Ernest R Dickerson

Writers:

Michael Ritchie
Jason Keller

Other Cast Members:
David Krumholtz – Benny Silman
Tory Kittles – Stevin “Hedake” Smith
Carmine Giovinazzo – T-Bone
Jennifer Morrison – Callie
Nicholas Turturro – Joe Jr
Frank John Hughes – Brady
See the rest at IMDB…

Trivia

Originally aired on the F/X Network on March 31, 2002.

This was Zac’s first appearance in a film.

The movie is based on the true story of a scandal involving college basketball point shaving.

Links

Watch the trailer on Youtube
See screen captures in the gallery