The Grand is in the tradition of improvisational comedies like Best In Show and This Is Spinal Tap. The story is set in the world of professional poker and follows six players who reach the final table of the world’s second most famous high stakes tournament, the Grand Championship of Poker.
Woody Harrelson
as One Eyed Jack Faro
Werner Herzog
as The German
Dennis Farina
as L.B.J. Deuce Fairbanks
David Cross
as Larry Schwartzman
Cheryl Hines
as Lainie Schwartzman
Richard Kind
as Andy Andrews
Chris Parnell
as Harold Melvin
Jason Alexander
as Dr. Yakov Achmed
Ray Romano
as Fred Marsh
Mike Epps
as Reggie Marshall
Kenneth Axel Carlsson
This movie is centered around a poker tournament (called... the Grand, obviously). Build as a documentary, we follow a bunch of people; Jack Faro (Woody Harrelson) who own (or owned) a casino that he got from his grandpa, but has been staying at a rehab facility of late; Harold Melvin, a nerd who li...