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 A talented cast and solid production can't save Samir Oliveros's story of an underdog who managed to outsmart the system. A clip from the actual 1984 episode of "Press Your Luck," which inspired "The Luckiest Man in America," accompanies the end credits, taken from the mid-show exchange between contestant Michael Larson and Peter Tomarken. Larson shares the kind of anecdotes that probably made a producer smile during a pre-show interview, telling Tomarken how he tried to reconcile with his daughter after missing her birthday and driving an ice cream truck the previous summer to supplement his income as an air conditioning repairman. It's good enough to fill 45 seconds of airtime, but it's hard to imagine what director Samir Oliveros did by making it the backbone of a 90-minute film covering Larson's infamous appearance on the show. Director: Samir Oliveros Writers: Maggie Briggs, Samir Oliveros Stars: Shamier Anderson, Haley Bennett, Brian Gerag...