| The Big Town | |
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&sq=Facebook&lang=en&file=File:The_Big_Town_(1987_film_poster).jpg) Theatrical release poster | |
| Directed by | Ben Bolt Harold Becker (uncredited) |
| Screenplay by | Robert Roy Pool |
| Based on | novel The Arm by Clark Howard |
| Produced by | Martin Ransohoff |
| Starring | |
| Cinematography | Ralf D. Bode |
| Edited by | Stuart H. Pappé |
| Music by | Michael Melvoin Frank Fitzpatrick (Music Editor) |
Production company | Albacore Productions Inc. |
| Distributed by | Columbia Pictures |
Release date |
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Running time | 109 minutes |
| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
| Budget | $10 million[1] or $17 million[2] |
| Box office | $1,733,000[3] |
The Big Town is a 1987 American neo-noir thriller film about a young man who comes to the big city to work as a professional gambler, in the process becoming romantically involved with two women—one of whom is already married. The film was directed by Ben Bolt and Harold Becker (uncredited) and it stars Matt Dillon, Diane Lane, and Tommy Lee Jones.
- ^ Dillon's career gets a shot in The Arm: [SU2 Edition] Rita Zekas Toronto Star 12 Oct 1986: E1.
- ^ Yule p 330
- ^ The Big Town at Box Office Mojo