The Luckiest Man in America,” now in theaters, resurrects a TV quiz show scandal that gifts character actor Paul Walter Hauser with a terrific leading role.

The Luckiest Man in America director Samir Oliveros wrestled with Larson’s unique strategy and lasting legacy while making the movie. “The way I see Michael, I just see him as somebody who was ...

Oliveros put his trust in Paul Walter Hauser to bring Michael Larson to life in The Luckiest Man in America, aiming for the right mix of sympathy and ambiguity with his actions. He's also built a ...

“The Luckiest Man in America” is an ironic title for the story of Michael Larson, the Ohio man who managed to win more than $110,000 on a 1984 episode of the game show “Press Your Luck.

In 1984, Michael Larson drove from Lebanon, Ohio, to California to compete on Press Your Luck, and ended up a part of game show history. Some people like to play, and some people live to play. A new ...

Black Bird's Paul Walter Hauser stars in the based-on-truth story of Michael Larson ... at times that it rarely feels like ‘The Luckiest Man in America’ takes full advantage of it.

Paul Walter Hauser in The Luckiest Man in America. (IFC Films/Courtesy of Everett Collection) ...

1984; Michael Larson, an unemployed ice-cream truck driver from Ohio, steps onto the game show "Press Your Luck" harboring a secret: the key to endless amounts of money. But his winning streak is ...

“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 game show “Press Your Luck.

A new movie in theaters, called "The Luckiest Man in America," tells the real-life story of Michael Larson, an Ohio man on a mission to outsmart a popular game show. The 1980s game show “Press ...

The movie The Luckiest Man in America imagines what it would ... driver with a fondness for get-rich-quick schemes named Michael Larson studied the show long enough to discover that even though ...