Rounders John Malkovich Poker

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Jason Bourne is opening soon so thank goodness Matt Damon is taking the opportunity to bust out an impression of John Malkovich in Rounders, the poker movie they starred in together that came out 18 years ago.

From the movie Rounders - After losing a heads-up game of poker, Teddy KGB (John Malkovich) tries to goad M.
A talented mid-stakes player, Mike McD takes a shot at a high-stakes game in an underground club run by the eccentric Teddy KGB (John Malkovich), a member of the Russian mob. Mike McDs mentor, Joey Knish (John Turturro), a poker pro who has never had to work a day job, warns him to stay away from the sharks, especially Teddy KGB.

In an interview with BBC Radio 1, Damon talks about what it was like shooting with the actor. In the film, Damon plays a total good guy with a gambling addiction who loses a ridiculous amount of cash to the Russian gangster Teddy KGB, played by John Malkovich with a luxuriously overstated Russian accent. Apparently the transformation was way too abrupt for Damon’s standards, and Malkovich’s scene work really stuck with him.

Watch Damon’s impression of John Malkovich’s impression of a Russian guy below. Damon even does Malkovich’s ridiculous head movements from his portrayal of a subterranean overlord who is great at playing cards.

Joey Knish (John Turturro) is the 'rounder's rounder' who plays poker for a living and is one of the few level-headed people among these cut-throats. Often he tries to guide the young McDermott and steer him away from the deadlier side of the game. And it shows brash, clean-cut young Mike McDermott (Damon) venturing into the world of cutthroats like Teddy KGB (John Malkovich), the poker genius of the Russian-American mob. Mike is a law student, living with fellow student Jo (Gretchen Mol). As the movie opens, he gathers his entire stake of $30,000 and loses it to Teddy KGB.

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Obsessed

Adam Savage freely admits he is obsessed with the movie and has always wanted a set of these chips for himself. He has a YouTube channel with 4.7 million subscribers where he tests all manner of gadgets, and has a clear passion for what he does.

These chips show up on eBay quite frequently where they go for as much as $20-30 per chip - yes, a single chip.

Savage went on a mission to have his own replica chip set manufactured and contacted what he thought was a suitable company. By sheer coincidence, this turned out to be the same company that made the movie props.

Unfortunately, they had promised the movie production team not to make any more identical chips, but Savage was allowed to make only a small change and they would be willing.

When the chip set arrived, Savage felt it was incomplete and he had to come up with a design for a case that Teddy KGB himself would have been proud to walk around with.

He is now investigating all kinds of additions, such as some cyrillic writing or a Russian customs stamp to give it a feel of authenticity, as well as the idea that anybody who sees the case will know exactly what it is.

Secrets

Savage was prompted by on of his YouTube subscribers to show his chip set to Rounders script writer Brian Koppelman, and he couldn’t resist asking what Teddy KGB’s final hand in the movie was.

Koppelman was firm in his reply stating that he would “never, ever, ever,” tell anybody what it was.

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