Shannon's Deal (1990)★ 8.1/10
- Drama
Directed by: Allan Arkush, Thomas Rickman, John Byrum, David Greenwalt, Aaron Lipstadt
Written by: John Sayles, Thomas Rickman, David Greenwalt, Stan Rogow, John Byrum
A former corporate lawyer with a gambling addiction loses his job and marriage. He starts a law practice, gaining a secretary and investigator, using his card skills to resolve cases without court.
- Original title
- Shannon's Deal
- Storyline
- Once a successful corporate lawyer at a prestigious Philadelphia law firm, Jack Shannon lost his marriage and his job, due in part to a compulsive gambling habit. While Shannon maintains a good relationship with his daughter, his professional career has hit rock bottom. He becomes a general practioner of law, gaining a loyal secretary in Lucy Acosta when he manages to free her boyfriend from jail. Shannon also gains an unlikely investigator in Wilmer Slade, a verbose enforcer for one of the many loan sharks to whom Jack is in debt. Although he has sworn off gambling, Shannon continues to use his skill as a cardplayer to help him work out his cases, and he always tries to work out deals for his clients without having to go to court.
- Rating
- 8.1 / 10 · 146
- Companies
- National Broadcasting Company (NBC), Stan Rogow Productions
- Release dates
- US April 16, 1990
- ES August 28, 1994
- DE September 16, 1996