| Finder's Fee | |
| Director: | Jeff Probst |
| Producer: | Brad Van Arragon Katy Wallin Shawn Williamson |
| Story: | Jim Gulian |
| Starring: | Erik Palladino James Earl Jones Ryan Reynolds Dash Mihok Matthew Lillard Robert Forster |
| Music: | Rob King B. C. Smith |
| Cinematography: | Francis Kenny |
| Editing: | Brian Berdan |
| Distributor: | Lions Gate Entertainment Silverline Pictures |
| Runtime: | 100 minutes |
| Country: | United States |
| Language: | English |
Finder's Fee is a 2001 American drama thriller film directed by Jeff Probst from his original screenplay.
Over the course of a single evening, Tepper, finds a wallet on his way home from work. He contacts the owner of the wallet by telephone, and then later discovers that the wallet contains the winning ticket in a $6 million lottery.
Complications arise when Tepper's friends come over for their regular poker night. One of the conditions of the game is that everyone purchase a ticket for the lottery, to be thrown into the pot. The game is played as a freezeout, with the winner collecting all the tickets and any prizes they might win. When the owner of the wallet arrives, he realizes that the winning ticket is in the pot and stays to play in the game. Tepper's predicament is not helped by NYPD officers locking down the apartment building for an investigation.
The film holds a 60% approval rating on Rotten Tomatoes based on reviews from 5 critics.[1]
Finder's Fee won the Golden Space Needle Award, given to the audience's choice for Best Picture at the 2001 Seattle International Film Festival.[2]
Jeff Probst won the award for Best Screenplay (Feature Film) at the 2001 Method Fest Independent Film Festival.
James Earl Jones won the award for Best Actor in a DVD Premiere Movie at the 2003 DVDX Awards.