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The House is a 2017 American comedy film directed by Andrew J. Cohen, and co-written by Cohen and Brendan O'Brien. The film stars Will Ferrell, Amy Poehler, Jason Mantzoukas, Ryan Simpkins, Nick Kroll, Allison Tolman, Rob Huebel, Michaela Watkins, and Jeremy Renner, and follows a couple who open an underground casino in their friend's house in order to pay for their daughter's college tuition.

Principal photography began on September 14, 2015 in Los Angeles. The film was released on June 30, 2017, by Warner Bros. Pictures, received negative reviews from critics^[3] and grossed $34 million worldwide against its $40 million budget.

Plot[edit]

During their visit to Bucknell University, husband and wife Scott (Ferrell) and Kate Johansen (Poehler) warn their daughter of the dangers of being in college. Alex (Simpkins) acknowledges her parents' warnings and expresses her interest in attending the same university her parents went to. Alex gets accepted to the university, which the Johansens expect to be funded by their community's scholarship program.

Unfortunately, during a community town hall meeting, city councilor Bob Schaeffer (Kroll) announces that they will not be doing the scholarship program, in favor of building a community pool, to which everyone agrees except the Johansens. The couple tries to find funding through asking for a loan, a salary raise for Scott, and getting Kate's job back, but everything is denied. They reluctantly agree to accompany their friend and neighbor, Frank Theodorakis (Mantzoukas), whose wife Raina (Watkins) is divorcing him over his gambling and porn addiction, to a previously-planned trip to Las Vegas. After numerous wins playing craps they lose their winnings after Scott jinxes the table by telling Frank not to roll a seven.

Back home, Frank convinces the Johansens to start an underground casino at his house to raise money for Alex's tuition and to help him get his wife back. The casino operation proves to be running smoothly as they gain more customers. In another community town-hall meeting, city councilor Bob becomes suspicious at the low attendance and suspends the meeting to launch an investigation. Back to the Johansens' casino, Frank discovers that one of the gamblers, Carl (Zissis), is counting cards. The Johansens and Frank confront him, but he brags that he works for mob boss Tommy Papouli (Renner). Scott accidentally chops off Carl's middle finger, earning him the nickname 'The Butcher', making the community afraid of him, which inadvertently increases their profits.

Several thousand dollars away from reaching their goal, they are caught by Bob and officer Chandler (Huebel), who confiscate their money and order them to close down the casino. Nonetheless, they continue their business. The house burns down after being invaded by Tommy Papouli, whom the Johansens accidentally set on fire. Having admitted their plot to Alex, they team up with officer Chandler, who had let them loose, to steal the money back from Bob. Officer Chandler convinces Bob that the three still continued the casino even after he had ordered them to stop and shows a video of the people mocking him. Bob asks Officer Chandler to go with him to arrest the Johansens at the casino, which gives the Johansens the chance to steal their money back. Dawn (Tolman) alerts Bob that the Johansens are in the town hall, which convinces Bob to go back. Bob tries to make Officer Chandler drive faster, but gets into an accident himself. Bob runs back on foot to the town hall to find the Johansens with the money. After chasing the Johansens, Bob reveals his personal interest with the casino money as well as his plot to steal money from the city budget for himself and Dawn, who leaves him and returns to her husband Joe (Scovel). Bob is arrested, while Scott and Kate use the money they took back from him to pay for their daughter's college tuition.

Cast[edit]

• Will Ferrell as Scott Johansen
• Amy Poehler as Kate Johansen, Scott's wife
• Jason Mantzoukas as Frank Theodorakis, Kate and Scott's best friend
• Ryan Simpkins as Alex Johansen, Scott and Kate's daughter
• Nick Kroll as Bob Schaeffer, a crooked City Hall councilman
• Allison Tolman as Dawn Mayweather, the City's treasurer and Bob's lover.
• Rob Huebel as Police Officer Chandler
• Michaela Watkins as Raina Theodorakis, Frank's ex-wife
• Jeremy Renner as Tommy Papouli, a local mafia boss
• Cedric Yarbrough as Reggie Henderson
• Rory Scovel as Joe Mayweather, Dawn's husband who retired at 30.
• Lennon Parham as Martha
• Andrea Savage as Laura
• Andy Buckley as Craig
• Kyle Kinane as Kevin Garvey
• Steve Zissis as Carl Shackler, a henchman of Tommy Papouli
• Sam Richardson as Marty
• Randall Park as Buckler
• Jessica St. Clair as Reba
• Alexandra Daddario as Corsica
• Jessie Ennis as Rachel
• Gillian Vigman as Becky
• Wayne Federman as Chip Dave
• Sebastian Maniscalco as Stand-Up Comic
• Linda Porter as Old Lady
• Ian Roberts as Driver at College Campus
• Bruna Rubio as Stripper

Production[edit]

On February 25, 2015, it was announced that New Line Cinema had won an auction for the comedy script The House, written by Brendan O'Brien and Andrew J. Cohen, and that Cohen would make his directorial debut with the film.^[5]Will Ferrell would star as a husband who teams up with his wife and neighbors to start an illegal casino in his basement, to earn money, after their daughter's college scholarship is lost.^[5] Ferrell and Adam McKay produced through Gary Sanchez Productions, along with Good Universe and O'Brien.^[5][6]Amy Poehler joined the cast on June 12, 2015, to play Ferrell's character's wife.^[6] On June 16, 2015, Jason Mantzoukas joined to play Ferrell's character's best friend, who is dealing with a gambling problem, and who gives the couple the idea to start a casino.^[7] On August 28, 2015, Ryan Simpkins was added to the cast, to play Ferrell and Poehler's characters' daughter.^[8] On September 15, 2015, Cedric Yarbrough signed on to play Reggie Henderson, a hardworking suburban resident who starts gambling in the new casino to de-stress.^[9] Frank Gerrish also joined the film.^[9] On September 18, 2015, Rob Huebel was added to the cast,^[10] and on September 21, 2015, Allison Tolman and Michaela Watkins were added to the cast, with Tolman playing a financial advisor, and Watkins playing Mantzoukas' character's wife, who wants him to sign divorce papers. Nick Kroll also joined the cast.^[11]Mariah Carey was supposed to have a cameo in the film, but had what co-star Rob Huebel called 'multiple unrealistic demands'.^[12]

Principal photography on the film began on September 14, 2015, in Los Angeles.^[13]

Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin is credited as executive producer.

Release[edit]

The House was released on June 30, 2017,^[14] by Warner Bros. Pictures. The original date was June 2, 2017.^[15]

Box office[edit]

The House grossed $25.6 million in the United States and Canada, and $8.6 million in other territories, for a worldwide total of $34.2 million, against a production budget of $40 million.^[4]

In North America, The House opened alongside Despicable Me 3 and Baby Driver, as well as the wide expansion of The Beguiled, and was projected to gross $10–14 million from 3,134 theaters in its opening weekend.^[16] The film made $3.4 million on its first day (including $800,000 from Thursday night previews). It went on to open to $8.7 million, marking the lowest studio debut of Ferrell's career as a lead actor.^[3] In its second weekend the film made $4.8 million (a drop of 45.2%), finishing 7th at the box office.^[17]

Critical response[edit]

On review aggregatorRotten Tomatoes, the film has an approval rating of 20% based on 81 reviews, and has an average rating of 3.7/10. The site's critical consensus reads, 'The House squanders a decent premise and a talented cast on thin characterizations and a shortage of comic momentum.'^[18] On Metacritic, which assigns a normalized rating, the film has a weighted average score of 30 out of 100 based on 22 critics, indicating 'generally unfavorable reviews'.^[19] Audiences polled by CinemaScore gave the film an average grade of 'B−' on an A+ to F scale.^[3]

Accolades[edit]

References[edit]

1. ^ ^abcdDeFore, John (June 29, 2017). ''The House': Film Review'. The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved August 1, 2017.
2. ^'The House'. British Board of Film Classification. Retrieved April 29, 2017.
3. ^ ^abcd''Baby Driver' Speeds to $27M+; Ferrell & Poehler's 'House' Burns Down as 'Despicable Me 3' Dominates'. Deadline Hollywood. July 2, 2017.
4. ^ ^ab'The House (2017)'. Box Office Mojo. Retrieved August 12, 2017.
5. ^ ^abcFleming Jr, Mike (February 25, 2015). 'New Line Wins Auction For 'The House'; Will Ferrell To Star In Script By 'Neighbors' Duo'. Deadline Hollywood. Retrieved June 13, 2015.
6. ^ ^abKroll, Justin (June 12, 2015). 'Amy Poehler to Co-Star With Will Ferrell in New Line's 'The House''. variety.com. Retrieved June 13, 2015.
7. ^Kit, Borys (June 16, 2015). 'Jason Mantzoukas Joining Will Ferrell and Amy Poehler in 'The House''. hollywoodreporter.com. Retrieved September 20, 2015.
8. ^A. Lincoln, Ross (August 28, 2015). 'Ryan Simpkins Joins 'The House' With Will Ferrell And Amy Poehler'. Deadline Hollywood. Retrieved August 30, 2015.
9. ^ ^abPedersen, Erik (September 15, 2015). 'Cedric Yarbrough Gambles On Will Ferrell-Amy Poehler Home-Casino Comedy'. Deadline Hollywood. Retrieved September 20, 2015.
10. ^A. Lincoln, Ross (September 18, 2015). 'Rob Huebel Joins Untitled Will Ferrell-Amy Poelher Casino Comedy'. Deadline Hollywood. Retrieved September 20, 2015.
11. ^A. Lincoln, Ross (September 21, 2015). 'Allison Tolman, Michaela Watkins Join Will Ferrell-Amy Poehler Comedy; LBJ Packs Cast As Production Starts'. Deadline Hollywood. Retrieved September 22, 2015.
12. ^'Mariah Carey called out by The House costar for set behavior: 'It did not go well''. Entertainment Weekly. May 24, 2017.
13. ^'On the Set for 9/18/15: Rian Johnson Calls Action on Star Wars: Episode 8, Ghostbusters & The Magnificent Seven Wrap'. ssninsider.com. September 18, 2015. Archived from the original on February 21, 2016. Retrieved September 20, 2015.
14. ^D'Alessandro, Anthony (March 8, 2016). 'Warner Bros. Shifts Release Dates For 'The Accountant', 'Going In Style' & 'The House''. Deadline Hollywood. Retrieved March 10, 2016.
15. ^McNary, Dave (November 12, 2015). 'Will Ferrell-Amy Poehler Comedy 'The House' Set for June, 2017'. Variety. Retrieved November 15, 2015.
16. ^''Despicable Me 3' To Own Crowded Independence Day Weekend Stretch – Box Office Preview'. Deadline Hollywood. June 27, 2017.
17. ^D'Alessandro, Anthony (July 10, 2017). ''Spider-Man: Homecoming' Still Swinging In As Sony's Second Best Domestic Opening Ever With $116M-$118M'. Deadline Hollywood. Archived from the original on July 7, 2017.
18. ^'The House (2017)'. Rotten Tomatoes. Retrieved May 9, 2018.
19. ^'The House reviews'. Metacritic. Retrieved July 18, 2017.

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Introduction

Rather than spend hours creating a long list of all the flaws in the '21' movie, it would be easier to list what has some basis in truth.

There was indeed an MIT blackjack team. In 1994, when the events loosely depicted in the movie took place, there was just one team. A second competing team came along later. In addition, many other colleges had teams as well, including my own UCSB. The book Bringing Down the House, by Ben Mezrich, is about an MIT team, and takes a lot of poetic license with the truth. The movie, in turn, takes a lot of poetic license from the book.

The spotter and big player strategy is a very well-known and successful card-counting tactic. It is covered well in Ken Uston’s blackjack books. As shown in the movie, a spotter will count the cards, and signal the big player to jump in when the count is good. Briefly, a good count means the remaining cards are rich in tens and aces, which favor the player. The spotter will keep a low profile, betting small, playing basic strategy. When the big player comes in, he will appear to be the average table jumper, playing for a few minutes, and leaving when he has a bad run of cards or the dealer shuffles. It is accurate that the spotter will convey the running count to the big player with a code word. Unlike the movie, it would be advisable for the spotter to leave, after the big player arrives. Pretending to get a cell phone call would be a good excuse. Otherwise, the spotter would consume valuable good cards, leaving less for the big player. It is also ill-advised to make it easy for the casino to make the connection between spotter and counter, by the two often playing at the same time and table. Once the big player arrives, and knows the count, he can take it from there, and leave when the count gets bad. Sometimes the big player will not know how to count, in which case the spotter will have to signal what to do, but such was not the case in the movie. Unlike the movie, a good team would change its signals and code words, from time to time. I don’t think I can fault the movie for this, because I read that most Strip casinos didn’t want to be involved, but all the playing seemed to be done at just four casinos: the Red Rock, Hard Rock, Planet Hollywood, and Riviera. Good teams and individual players spread their action over many more properties than that, to avoid detection.

Being from MIT, the members of the card counting team were naturally pretty smart. The number of known card counters I have met through the years I would put in the low hundreds. They are everywhere from the biggest names in the game, to recreational weekend warriors I befriended. All of them were at least fairly smart, ranging up to gifted geniuses. However, in my opinion, you don’t need to be gifted in math or card games to make it in card counting. It really is not that hard. To learn basic strategy and a simple card counting system, like the Knockout or Red Seven, would take only about 40 hours. However, lazy card counters don’t read a book. They skip over basic strategy, and go off of what little they learned from movies like 'Rain Man' and '21.' They don’t know about proper capitalization, and wipe out their bankroll at the first run of bad luck. Successful people, not just in card counting, have a healthy respect for those who have succeeded before them, and learn from them. They have a healthy skepticism about the many myths that pervade blackjack. They have a respect for their bankroll, and treat it conservatively, letting them ride out the ups and downs of the game. It takes a disciplined personality to make it at blackjack, and those types of people tend to be smart to begin with.

The book made it seem like counting cards was like a license to print money. Although the movie clearly took place in the present day, the events the movie was based on happened in 1994. Back then, it was easier. The table limits were higher, and some technical advances to catch counters were not available yet. The reality is that card counting is a grind. However, it would not make for an exciting Hollywood movie to watch some guy sit there playing cards, losing almost half the time.

The movie made it seem like there was only one counter catcher in all of Las Vegas. A surveillance manager seemed amazed that this one consultant could actually count cards himself. What I find to be closer to the truth is that most pit bosses know the rudiments of card counting. They may not be able to successfully play themselves, but they know the red flags. If they suspect something, they can call surveillance for a 'skills check.' Then somebody in surveillance can use computers to do a more accurate assessment. If the player is counting, and doing it well, the computer should be able to tell. Again, there is an anachronism in the movie, the events it is based on happened in 1994, but the movie clearly took place in the present. It may be that in 1994 surveillance didn't know much about card counting, so maybe my criticism isn't fair. Then, and more so now, card counting is simply hard to get away with. Good card counters can play tricks to avoid setting off the red flags, but often those tricks depress profitability. Card counting has become hard to get away with as a profession. Many former professional card counters have moved onto other games and angles.

The movie showed the punishment for card counting to be a good beating in the casino basement. There is some historical basis of truth in this. While Vegas was still more 'old school,' beatings were indeed known to happen, mainly during the seventies and early eighties. In recent years, although card counting is perfectly legal, Nevada casinos have still been known to illegally detain card counters many times. In the backroom, counters can be intimidated, illegally searched and photographed, and generally given the heavy-handed treatment. The book 'Beat the Players' by Bob Nersesian is an outstanding account of several recent cases. Unlike the movie, the card counter would be advised to immediately contact an attorney. Then the local police department should be called. Chances are they will take the casino's side, and try to do nothing. However, a good gaming attorney can do more to compel them to do an investigation. Without a good gaming lawyer, the counter will have a tough fight. Despite the obstacles in obtaining justice, an illegal back rooming can result in a six-figure award or settlement. The expected value of filing a lawsuit is much higher than playing blackjack itself. Fortunately, the vast majority of the time that a card counter is caught, it is handled professionally. The casino response can range from being 'backed-off' from blackjack only, all casino games, or being officially read the Trespass Act, and barred from the casino property.

Finally, there was a comment in one of the training meetings that splitting eights against a ten or ace is for 'suckers.' Was John Patrick an advisor to the script writer? Any legitimate blackjack writer will tell you that the correct basic strategy play is to split. An exception is that you should surrender against an ace, if the dealer hits a soft 17, and surrender is allowed.

Putting aside the unrealistic treatment of card counting, the movie was still quite bad, in my opinion. The characters were clichéd and uninteresting. The dialogue was shallow. The production was over the top, with too many montage scenes, and close ups of chips and cards. It is not the worst movie I have ever seen, but is certainly way below average for me.

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