The Big Town

Name: The Big Town
Genre: drama, romance
Released: 1987
Duration: 109 min
Rating: 5.5
Cast: Matt Dillon, Diane Lane, Tommy Lee Jones, Bruce Dern, Lee Grant

The Big Town (1987) — drama, romance film. Directed by Ben Bolt. Starring Matt Dillon, Diane Lane, Tommy Lee Jones, Bruce Dern. This page maps 4 characters and 4 relationships between them as an interactive character network.

Interactive Features for The Big Town

The Big Town offers interactive tools beyond traditional movie databases:

Character Relationship Map — Interactive D3-powered visualization of character connections, alliances, and conflicts. Explore how 4 characters interconnect through 4 relationship links.
AI Story Visualization & Plot Analysis — AI-powered breakdown of story structure, emotional arcs, turning points, and narrative progression.

Story Analysis

A small-town gambler is drawn into romantic manipulation, revenge, and a deadly Chicago feud.

Drama, Romance · 5.5/10 · 109 min · 1987

It is 1957. J.C. Cullen is a young man from a small town, with a talent for winning at craps, who leaves for the big city to work as a professional gambler. While there, he breaks the bank at a private craps game at the Gem Club, owned by George Cole, and falls in love with two women, one of them Cole's wife.