One night, his cousin Adam stops by the casino to play blackjack, bringing a rich associate named Greg Weinstein along with him.
Although he earns a successful living, he is a disappointment to his father, Marty, a New York City federal judge. In 1999, Seth Davis, a 19-year-old Queens College dropout, runs an unlicensed casino in his home near the campus, catering to college students. It won the Special Jury Prize at the 2000 Deauville Film Festival. The film was nominated for several awards including a Black Reel Award, a British Independent Film Award, and two Independent Spirit Awards. Younger said, 'I walked in and immediately realized, 'This is my movie.' I mean, you see these kids and know something is going on.' The film was conceived when screenwriter Ben Younger interviewed for a job at brokerage firm Sterling Foster. Boiler Room is a 2000 American crime drama film written and directed by Ben Younger and starring Giovanni Ribisi, Vin Diesel, Nia Long, Ben Affleck, Nicky Katt, Scott Caan, Tom Everett Scott, Ron Rifkin, and Jamie Kennedy.
