LIVE Magazine TV Issue #273 February 2019

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Walk to Vegas world premiered at the
Palm Springs International Film Festival
Produced by Kim Waltrip, Vince Van Patten,
James Van Patten, Adam Weinraub
In the early 80’s, the Van Patten
family played in a tennis tournament
that Sonny Bono hosted
to raise the first seed money to
launch the Palm Springs International
Film Festival. Three decades
later, they return to PSIFF
to world premiere Vince Van Patten’s
feature film ‘Walk to Vegas.”
The film is based on a true story
about Hollywood high stakes
gamblers who make crazy bets on
anything.
“We were thrilled to have our
World Premiere at the Palm
Springs International Film Festival.
We shot parts of this in the
Palm Springs desert area so it’s
great to come full circle.” said
Vince Van Patten.
“Our dad, Dick Van Patten, would
be so proud that my brother and
I got this movie done together.
the PSIFF. “We couldn’t be more Executive Producers: Joseph
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Our whole family were gamblers
and always loved a good con
film. But this film is also about
brotherhood, how they bond and
how they stick together through
thick and thin” added Jimmy Van
Patten.
“Walk to Vegas” also stars Vince’s
wife and two time Emmy award
winner Eileen Davidson (‘The
Young and The Restless’) who
said: “I’ve been telling Vince for
years that he needed to tell his incredible
story and I’m so proud that
he got it made and now it’s getting
the tremendous recognition that it
deserves.”
Poker Pro and actress Jennifer
Tilly weighs in: “It’s wonderful that
we have somebody who’s in the
gambling world (Vince) who wrote
a great gambling movie. He has a
very particular ear for the dialogue
and he has his finger on the pulse
of what makes gambling degenerates
work, and the film is terrific!
One of the best films of its genre.”
The film was produced by Palm
Springs producer, Kim Waltrip who
was thrilled to bring the film to
Producer, Kim Waltrip at World Premiere.
Photo by Dane Andrew.
film together and now it’s having its
world premiere here is so incredibly
special”, she explained.
The World Poker Tour, which
Vince has hosted on Fox Sports
for 17 seasons, has partnered
with the Producers and they
will be involved with helping to
promote and market the film.
The films stars Vince Van Patten,
Ross McCall, Paul Walter
Hauser, Eileen Davidson, Don
Stark, James Van Patten, Willie
Garson, Lucas Bryant, John
O’Hurley Chad Lowe and Jennifer
Tilly
Produced by: The Van Patten
Bros, Adam Weinraub, Kim
Waltrip (Hit & Run) Mark R.
Harris (Crash)
Director: Eric Balfour
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