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Paul Walter Hauser presses his luck in The Luckiest Man in America trailer

March 14, 2025 by Amie Cranswick

IFC Films has released a poster and trailer for The Luckiest Man in America, the upcoming drama from director Samir Oliveros.

Paul Walter Hauser stars as Michael Larson, an unemployed ice cream truck driver who harboured a secret as he participated in the most infamous episode of the popular game show Press Your Luck in 1984.

Alongside Paul Walter Hauser, the cast includes Walton Goggins, David Strathairn, Maisie Williams, Shamier Anderson, Brian Geraghty, Haley Bennett, Patti Harrison, and Johnny Knoxville. Watch the trailer below…

Based on a true story, THE LUCKIEST MAN IN AMERICA is set in May 1984, when an unemployed ice cream truck driver from Ohio (Paul Walter Hauser) steps onto the game show Press Your Luck harboring a big secret: the key to endless amounts of money. His winning streak is threatened when the bewildered executives in the control room start to uncover his real motivations.

The Luckiest Man in America arrives in cinemas on April 4th.

 

Filed Under: Amie Cranswick, Movies, News, Trailers Tagged With: Brian Geraghty, David Strathairn, Haley Bennett, Johnny Knoxville, Maisie Williams, Patti Harrison, Paul Walter Hauser, Samir Oliveros, Shamier Anderson, The Luckiest Man in America, Walton Goggins

About Amie Cranswick

Amie Cranswick has been part of Flickering Myth’s editorial and management team for over a decade. She has a background in publishing and copyediting and has served as Editor-in-Chief of FlickeringMyth.com since 2023.

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