A Philadelphia radio show host is lured to Atlantic City and introduced to a speculative Hawaiian land deal his on-the-edge brother has cooked up.

A good script combines with a tight cast to offer one of the lesser-known classics of the 1970's. What is most interesting about the film is the reversal of roles that Nicholson and Dern take on. Casting Dern as the flim-flam brother and Nicholson as the conservative, skeptical brother showed real daring and even creativity. As good as they both are in these roles, I can't help but wish the DVD had a special alternate version of the feature with the two actors in reversed roles. It would be an interesting comparison.

Directed by Bob Rafelson.