Jay Fletcher

California Split -- A young magazine writer and a professional gambler embark on a series of betting adventures. GeorgeSegal and Elliott Gould are both excellent as compulsive gamblers and several real gamesmen play themselves. Ann Prentiss plays Barbara Miller.

California Split -- If it s Robert Altman it s not a gamble. George Segal ( Just Shoot Me ) and Elliot Gould (M*A*S*H) play the ponies and poker all the way to Reno in this gritty '70s classic.

A down on his luck gambler (George Segal) links up with free spirit Elliot Gould at first to have some fun on, but then gets into debt when Gould takes an unscheduled trip to Tijuana. As a final act of desperation, he pawns most of his possessions and goes to Reno for the poker game of a lifetime. A film set mainly in casinos and races, as the two win and lose (but mainly win), get robbed, and get blind drunk.

Bill Denny (George Segal) and Charlie Walters (Elliott Gould) are two compulsive gamblers with nothing in common except incredibly bad luck. But after a chance meeting at an LA card parlor, these two losers find that together, they make an unbeatable team. Embarking on a once-in-a-lifetime winning streak, Bill and Charlie bet their way from the tacky racetracks and bars of Los Angeles to the plush casino tables of Reno, where they end up staking their good fortune on a "friendly" little game of poker with the legendary world champion, Amarillo Slim. A high-rolling comedy about two friends with an uncontrollable urge to score.