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George B. (DAVID MORSE "Contact," "The Rock," "The Long Kiss Goodnight," "Twelve Monkeys," "The Crossing Guard," "Desperate Hours," TV's "St. Elsewhere") is a humble janitor - - a thinking man, always trying to find a better way to live. To George that means love. That is all he wants. A little affection, a little tenderness . . .
George's birthday has always been his lucky day. This year is no different. But before making his annual gambling trek to Reno, George meets Angela (NINA SIEMASZKO "The American President," "Goodbye Lover," "Boys Night Out," "Tucker"). After the first few beats of a courtship dance, she departs leaving George with nothing more than the name of the store where she works -- which is just fine with George. He couldn't be happier as he heads off to Reno to win it big.
And win it big, George does. When he returns to his money-pit-of-a-house to find a loan officer from the bank lying-in-wait, George not only pays what he owes, but also makes payments in advance. His lucky day
When George appears before Angela at the store, Angela quickly accepts his invitation to go out after work. After a brief courtship, motivated by the desire to escape her hellaciously overbearing mother (GRACE ZABRISKIE "Drop Zone," "An Officer and a Gentleman," David Lynch's "Twin Peaks," "Fire Walk With Me," "Wild At Heart" and "Drugstore Cowboy"), Angela abruptly accepts George's simple and heart-felt invitation to move in with him. For George, things couldn't be better.
When George befriends Jerry (BRAD GREGG "Fisher King," "Indiana Jones & the Last Crusade," "Eye of the Storm"), a young drifter looking for a better lot in life, they decide to form what could be the ideal business partnership. In no time, their cleaning business booms.
But Jerry has been burned in business before and his suspicions run deep - - especially with Angela who frivolously spends the money they worked so hard to earn.
Jerry's warnings to George go unheeded, initiating a chain of bad luck that will change the course of George's happiness.
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