After the Game
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The film explores the themes of poker, revenge, deceit, lust and greed, and explores karma and the afterlife.
The DVD, titled The Last Hand, was issued in 2004.
Plot
Aging gambler Benny Walsh dies in a suspicious car crash after the biggest poker win of his life. His son Clyde comes to the Nevada town in search of answers. He discovers that each of his father's gambling buddies had ample reason to want him dead.
Cast
- Frank Gorshin as Benny Walsh
- Stanley DeSantis as Frank Bertini
- Sam Anderson as Jimmy Walsh
- Mike Genovese as Sam Kowalski
- Susan Traylor as Veronica Kowalski
- Richard Lineback as Slim, the Bartender
- Donna Eskra as Dolly
- Robert Dubac as Clyde Walsh
- Lou Rawls as Morgue Attendant
- Daniel Zacapa as Detective Garcia
- Hudson Leick as Grace