California Split to me is essentially a buddy film with a twist. The two men are
Elliott Gould and George Segal. Gould is a professional gambler lives by nothing
else. Segal is an occasional gambler who happens to get into a poker game at
a club with Gould.
A couple of good ole country boys who are losing bad to Gould get the mistaken notion that the guys are working together and give them a good ole beating in a parking lot. But that only cements the relationship.
This is a two person character study as Segal with a 9 to 5 job gets sucked into Gould's world. Can he rescue himself before it's too late because he's the only one who can.
California Split had two persons named Barbara who suffered tragedy. Barbara Colby was shot to death in a still unsolved homicide and Barbara Ruick died on set of a cerebral hemorrhage.
California Split is a great character study of the affects of gambling addiction. It's not a pretty sight with both Gould and Segal.
A couple of good ole country boys who are losing bad to Gould get the mistaken notion that the guys are working together and give them a good ole beating in a parking lot. But that only cements the relationship.
This is a two person character study as Segal with a 9 to 5 job gets sucked into Gould's world. Can he rescue himself before it's too late because he's the only one who can.
California Split had two persons named Barbara who suffered tragedy. Barbara Colby was shot to death in a still unsolved homicide and Barbara Ruick died on set of a cerebral hemorrhage.
California Split is a great character study of the affects of gambling addiction. It's not a pretty sight with both Gould and Segal.