The Luckiest Man in America co-writer/director Samir Oliveros talks his true story-based thriller and why there are no clear ...

Filmmaker Samir Oliveros discusses his new film starring Paul Walter Hauser as a real-life contestant of the game show "Press Your Luck." 'The Luckiest Man In America' hits theaters on April 4 from ...

The show was called 'Press Your Luck' and, in 1984, an Ohio man won a windfall on it, as dramatized in this retro-styled ...

EXCLUSIVE: Ahead of the April 4th theatrical release of his latest film, The Luckiest Man in America, Samir Oliveros — writer, director, producer, and co-founder of filmmaking collective Plenty ...

Black Bird's Paul Walter Hauser stars in the based-on-truth story of Michael Larson, who won thousands on a 1980s episode of ...

The Luckiest Man in America” is an ironic title for the story of Michael Larson, the Ohio man who managed to win over $110,000 on a 1984 episode of the ...

Is Michael a loose cannon? The screenplay, by Maggie Briggs and the film’s director, Samir Oliveros, paints him as, at minimum, maladroit. He wears shorts with his tie and jacket. A woolly ...

Samir Oliveros' sophomore feature turns a legendary daytime TV scandal into an ensemble thriller that wisely never strays from its Hollywood setting. David Lynch Gets a Tribute, and a Bust, ...

EXCLUSIVE: Ahead of the April 4th theatrical release of his latest film, The Luckiest Man in America, Samir Oliveros — writer, director, producer, and co-founder of filmmaking collective Plenty Good — ...

Credits: Directed by Samir Oliveros, starring Paul Walter Hauser, Walton Goggins, Maisie Williams, Shaunette Renee Wilson, Lilli Kay and Haley Bennett. Rating/runtime: R for language; 90 minutes.