Upon further review it was estimated we’d need 20 days to shoot this movie with script requirements, actors, and production needs. The initial estimate was 11 days. If you’re thinking that’s a hellava discrepancy, you’d be right! The first budget was a complete joke—but I didn't know that. Being the Atlantic City craps dealer/writer, I was utterly clueless about the production side. So when it came time to shoot we were on pace to run out of money by Day 11, about halfway through the script. The Unapix producers gave enough cash to shoot 18 days, not a penny more. Great! Got an extra 7 days budget.