The film gained poor reviews from critics.
Locations used include New York, Long Beach, California and Atlantic City, New Jersey. It was shot during mid-1997, after Larry David had left Seinfeld. Larry David as Studio executive / Annoying doctor / Singing bum.Despondent, he goes home to perform oral sex on himself-a pastime of his. In the end, Ritchie loses all his money and winds up right back where he started. And even when the cousins come to a tentative truce, everything backfires on them in events that involve girlfriends, relatives and even the homeless. The more rattled Evan gets, the more distracted he becomes at work. By the time he reveals the joke, Richie has done something drastic. Evan, a doctor, is so annoyed that, as a prank, he lets Richie believe he is dying. Richie, a sneaker designer, hogs all the money and quits his job. Evan didn't expect anything at first but now he is offended because he provided two-thirds of the money Richie sank into the machine.Ī bitter feud develops. Richie begins by offering Evan a very small percentage of his winnings. The joy of victory is quickly replaced by a fierce disagreement over who deserves what. Richie Maxwell is down to his last quarter at a slot machine in Atlantic City, so he asks cousin Evan for two more coins for one more spin - a spin that wins a $400,000 jackpot.