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Just the Ticket
“Irresponsible, unreliable, unpredictable and totally irresistible.”
55%
Movie
1h 55m
AI Analysis
Just the Ticket (1998) — AI movie analysis
WatchMind AI generated this AI analysis of Just the Ticket (1998) — a movie tagged as Comedy and Romance with funny moods and steady pacing.
Story & themes: Gary Starke is one of the best ticket scalpers in New York City. His girlfriend, Linda, doesn't approve of his criminal lifestyle, though, and dumps him when she gets the opportunity to study cooking in Paris. Gary realizes that he has to give up scalping if he has any chance of winning her back. But before he does,… Our models also surface themes such as identity, conflict, and relationships from synopsis and genre signals.
Watch context: Best suited for date night and casual background watching. Expect steady storytelling (~115 min).
Community signal: TMDb members rate Just the Ticket 55% (31 votes) — mixed but watchable scores for this movie.
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Synopsis
Gary Starke is one of the best ticket scalpers in New York City. His girlfriend, Linda, doesn't approve of his criminal lifestyle, though, and dumps him when she gets the opportunity to study cooking in Paris. Gary realizes that he has to give up scalping if he has any chance of winning her back. But before he does, he wants to cash out on one last big score. He gets his chance when the pope announces he'll be performing Easter Mass at Yankee Stadium.
Quick facts
- Type
- Movie
- Status
- Released
- Release date
- 1998-02-01
- Runtime
- 1h 55m
- TMDB rating
- 5.5
- TMDB ID
- 26425
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What is Just the Ticket about?
Gary Starke is one of the best ticket scalpers in New York City. His girlfriend, Linda, doesn't approve of his criminal lifestyle, though, and dumps him when she gets the opportunity to study cooki... This is the official synopsis available via TMDb community metadata.
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How long is the movie Just the Ticket?
The official runtime for Just the Ticket is approximately 115 minutes.
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Directors & writers
Cast

Andy Garcia
Gary Starke

Andie MacDowell
Linda Palinski

Richard Bradford
Benny Moran

Alice Drummond
Lady with Cash
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Fred Asparagus
Zeus

Louis Mustillo
Harry the Head
- A
Anita Elliott
Refund Lady at the Met

Patrick Breen
San Diego Vinnie

Laura Harris
Alice / 'Cyclops'

Don Novello
Tony

Ron Leibman
Barry the Book

Michael Willis
TV Customer
- J
Jack Cafferty
Newscaster
- M
Molly Wenk
Catholic Schoolgirl Fanny

Daniella Garcia
Catholic Schoolgirl Lucy

Abe Vigoda
Arty

Andre B. Blake
Casino

Michael P. Moran
Fat Max
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