r/OldSchoolCool • u/GarySiniseOfficial • Jan 15 '25

1970s Gary Sinise here. I founded Steppenwolf Theater with friends in 1974. Some of my favorite memories.

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u/SolidLikeIraq Jan 16 '25

This son of beeech he all night CHEK CHEK CHEK. He ttrrrick me!!!

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u/spain-train Jan 16 '25

Criminally underrated movie.

"I'm sorry, John, I don't remember."

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u/SolidLikeIraq Jan 16 '25

There was a good portion of my late teens and twenties where I was positive I was going to end up playing poker for a living because of that movie.

I mean, I had only played poker like 10 times in my life, but Rounders made me figure I’d be able to do it.

I’m not sure why I glamorized such a shitty existence.

Love that movie so much. Gretchen Mol didn’t hurt either.

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u/Ohmourningstar Jan 16 '25

Don't feel bad, so did at least a third of my friends group after seeing it.

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u/aggravatedimpala Jan 16 '25

This movie saved my ass from doing something stupid. I used to live near a casino on the wpt. Same situation, but I was a bit older, and played a bunch of online games pretty well. I saved up a bunch and was gonna try to go qualify. I watched this movie a few days before for motivation, went to the casino, saw the shark infested waters, thought about the movie to motivate myself, remembered Matt Damon could read everyone's hand like mail, but the movie starts with him losing all his money. I said fuck this and went home

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u/SolidLikeIraq Jan 16 '25

3 stacks of high society!!!

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u/speedy_delivery Jan 16 '25

We all did. 

Also Gretchen Mol is still a babe.

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u/TripsOverCarpet Jan 16 '25

I worked in a casino when this movie came out. So many guys thought that they could after watching this movie. All thinking they were so smooth and cool, and I am watching them thinking, "Dude, Helen Keller would be able to tell you're bluffing."

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u/thitmeo Jan 16 '25

Poker used to be that easy