Lottery Ticket (film)

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Lottery Ticket

Theatrical poster
Directed by Erik White
Produced by
Screenplay by Abdul Williams
Story by Erik White
Abdul Williams
Starring
Music by Teddy Castellucci
Cinematography Patrick Cady
Editing by Harvey Rosenstock
Studio
Distributed by Warner Bros. Pictures
Release date(s) August 20, 2010 (2010-08-20)
Running time 99 min.
Country United States
Language English
Budget $17 million[1]
Box office $24,719,879[2]

For the common Lottery, see Lottery. For other uses, see Lottery (disambiguation).

Lottery Ticket is a comedy film starring Bow Wow, Brandon T. Jackson, Naturi Naughton, Keith David, Charlie Murphy, Gbenga Akinnagbe, Terry Crews, Bill Bellamy, Mike Epps, T-Pain, Loretta Devine and Ice Cube that was released on August 20, 2010.

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[edit] Plot

The film takes place over the Fourth of July weekend as Kevin Carson (Bow Wow), tries to avoid losing his lottery ticket worth $375 million.

Kevin lives in the Fillmore Projects with his best friend Benny (Brandon T. Jackson), a small-time unemployed hood, his religious grandmother (Loretta Devine), and college-bound Stacie (Naturi Naughton). On his way to Foot-Locker, they come across the neighborhood bully Lorenzo (Gbenga Akinnagbe) who tells Kevin to hook him and his boys up with three pairs of new Jordans each. When Lorenzo comes for the shoes later, he is arrested. Kevin refuses to cover for Lorenzo, but is fired anyway. On a whim, Kevin plays numbers he found in a fortune cookie in the $370 million lottery jackpot at Junior's (T-Pain) convenience store, despite the fact he does not believe in the lottery.

Kevin does not see the lottery announced until the next day, as he is preoccupied with losing his job and being labeled a snitch by the rest of the neighborhood. When Kevin discovers the winning ticket, he swears his grandmother to secrecy. He and Benny go to the lottery office, but finds it is closed until after the Fourth of July weekend. Meanwhile, his grandmother spills the secret to the neighborhood gossip, Semaj (Charlie Murphy), and Kevin returns home to find the entire neighborhood waiting in his living room.

Chased by his neighbors into hiding, Kevin wants to tell them the ticket is a fake, but changes his mind at the last second when he sees the respect he has regained. Much to Stacie's chagrin, local hottie Nikki Swayze (Teairra Marí) who before showed no interest in Kevin, asks him out. Kevin is still broke until he can cash the ticket, so he goes to see local mobster Sweet Tea (Keith David) who gives him a $100,000 loan and the services of a driver/bodyguard, Jimmy (Terry Crews). Kevin and his friends burn through the money in one day of shopping. His date with Nikki ends in the revelation that she is only trying to get pregnant by him after she refuses to have sex with a condom.

On his way home, Kevin speaks with Mr. Washington (Ice Cube), a reclusive ex-boxer who tells him how the neighborhood killed his career when he was robbed after he got some money. At church the next day, the pastor's (Mike Epps) service, a thinly veiled plea for part of Kevin's winnings, is interrupted by Lorenzo. Kevin escapes after being chased by Lorenzo, although Jimmy is beaten up. Later on the roof Benny offers to hold on to the ticket, but Kevin misinterprets this as another person trying to get his money and the two fight. Kevin goes to Stacie's house. After he realizes he needs to use the money to change people's lives, the two kiss and almost have sex, but are interrupted by her mother. Chased out of the bedroom window, Kevin tells Stacie that he loves her and they kiss again and Kevin gets down from Stacie's window, then Kevin is ambushed by Lorenzo and the ticket is stolen. Without having signed the ticket, Kevin has no proof he purchased it.

Kevin is found unconscious by Mr. Washington, who tells him the way out of his mess is the same way he got into it. Kevin and Benny reunite and then Benny, Stacie, and a furious Kevin go looking for Lorenzo. Meanwhile, Sweet Tea arrives and Kevin learns that Sweet Tea will saw off his legs if he cannot repay the money. Realizing that his predicament was caused after Semaj told everyone he had the ticket, Kevin prints out a new ticket and tells Semaj he tricked Lorenzo by carrying a fake. A furious Lorenzo comes looking for Kevin, but is interrupted by Sweet Tea, who gut-checks him and chucks him into a table, but is knocked out after Lorenzo grabs and crushes his testicles. Lorenzo is about to take the ticket when Mr. Washington appears, having heard everything through his air vents, and knocks him out. Kevin signs the ticket and later receives the money.

After a few months Kevin has his own shoe company and has started to make his community a better place by cleaning up the park and starting a foundation. Benny is his CEO, Stacie his girlfriend and future lawyer, and Mr. Washington the new head of security of "Carson Park." And in the end they fly off in Kevin's helicopter.

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[edit] Reception

Reviews for the film have been generally poor to mixed, garnishing a 34% rating on Rotten Tomatoes.[3]

Reviews have also been positive; The Onion A.V. Club stated, "Lottery Ticket gets far on the strength of its star's charisma and a likeable tone.", giving the film a score of 83.

[edit] Soundtrack

The following is a track listing of songs for the film, Lottery Ticket. Songs marked with an '*' are just songs that can be briefly heard in the film.

[edit] Songs featured in the film

  1. "Workin' Man Blues" - Aceyalone (featuring Bionik)
  2. "Look At Me Now" - King Juju
  3. "Lord Rescue Me" - Jason Eskridge
  4. "If You're Really Hood" - the Handlebars
  5. "What You Talkin About" - Classic
  6. "How Low" - Ludacris
  7. "I Make the Hood Look Good" - T-Drop
  8. "Tim & Bob Groove 1" - Tim & Bob
  9. "We Like to Party" - Ben and Family
  10. "Mysterious Love" - Lamar J and Deshawn Williams (of Take 2)
  11. "I Be Doin It" - Classic
  12. "Outta Control" - Envy
  13. "Gangsta Party" - Classic
  14. "Southside" - Johnny Ringo
  15. "I Can Transform Ya"*- Chris Brown (American singer)
  16. "Money (That's What I Want) - Barrett Strong
  17. "Hallelujah"*
  18. "All Your Bass" - T-Pain
  19. "Tim & Bob Groove 2" - Tim & Bob
  20. "Deez Hips" - Dem Naughty Boyz
  21. "Oh Happy Day" - Edwin Hawkins Singers
  22. "Whoa Now" - B Rich
  23. "Million Bucks" - Maino (featuring Swizz Beatz)
  24. "Tim & Bob Groove 3" - Tim & Bob
  25. "I Invented Sex" - Trey Songz (featuring Drake)
  26. "Standing in the Rain" - Al Green
  27. "Come By Here My Lord" - Tick Ticker
  28. "Un-Thinkable (I'm Ready)" - Alicia Keys (featuring Drake)
  29. "Let My People Go" - Darondo
  30. "Take Your Shirt Off" - T-Pain
  31. "Here to Party" - Classic
  32. "For My Hood" - Bow Wow (featuring Sean Kingston)

[edit] References

  1. ^ Fritz, Ben (August 19, 2010). "Movie projector: Five new movies open, but 'Expendables' may kick butt again". Los Angeles Times (Tribune Company). http://latimesblogs.latimes.com/entertainmentnewsbuzz/2010/08/five-new-movies-open-but-expendables-may-kick-butt-again.html. Retrieved August 23, 2010. 
  2. ^ Lottery Ticket at Box Office Mojo
  3. ^ Lottery Ticket at Rotten Tomatoes

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