Here's the trailer:ĭirected by the late George Hickenlooper, the movie was shot nearly a year and a half ago with a small budget, mostly in Canada. So we see Abramoff the exercise freak, Abramoff the religious family man, Abramoff the Hollywood wannabe. In the same vein as Oliver Stone's Wand the HBO movie Recount(about the lawsuits surrounding the 2000 presidential election, it also stars Spacey), the film is an interesting comedic historical record, but it's also, essentially, a lot of Hollywood liberals psycho-analyzing the corrupt conservatives they detest. The movie, which was recently nominated for several Golden Globes, is a political satire. A few days ago, I had the chance to talk to Spacey about the movie, about what he thinks of Gus Boulis' murder, and about people asking him if he's gay. Now the crime plays an important part in a new movie about Abramoff's life: Casino Jack, starring Kevin Spacey. Three men have been arrested, but the case is still nowhere close to trial. superlobbyist Jack Abramoff, who later pleaded guilty and served prison time for defrauding investors in Boulis' SunCruz gambling boat business. Police quickly called the murder 'a well-executed gangland-style hit,' and Boulis' death is widely considered an unsolicited mob favor for Washington, D.C.

Boulis slammed on his brakes, and when he did, a black Ford Mustang pulled up next to him and someone opened fire, hitting Boulis three times and killing him. The crime is among the most famous in Fort Lauderdale history: Nearly ten years ago Miami Subs-founder and gambling boat mogul Konstantinos 'Gus' Boulis was driving his black BMW sedan through downtown when the truck in front of him stopped short.

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