Nicky's Game

{{Short description|2005 short film}}

{{Infobox film

| name = Nicky’s Game

| image =

| caption =

| director = John-Luke Montias

| producer = Matthew Parker
Matthew Strauss

| writer = Peter Alson

| starring = John Ventimiglia
Burt Young
Alexie Gilmore
Lev Gorn
Bill Tangradi

| music = Ed Tomney

| cinematography = George Gibson

| editing = Michiel Pilgram
Tony Borden

| studio = SpaceTime Films
LaSalleHolland

| distributor = IndiePix Films

| released = {{Film date|2005|09|29|NYTVF}}

| country = United States

| runtime = 21 minutes

| language = English

| budget = $100,000 (est.)

}}

Nicky's Game is a 2005 American short film, originally developed and produced as an independent television pilot, based on Peter Alson's New York Times Best Seller Confessions of an Ivy League Bookie.{{Cite web |last=Riddell |first=Robert |date=2005-09-12 |title=Offshore setting sail with a trio of anchors |url=https://variety.com/2005/film/news/offshore-setting-sail-with-a-trio-of-anchors-1117928991 |access-date=2024-04-13 |website=Variety |language=en-US}} The film was shot on 16mm in New York City and premiered in 2005 at the inaugural New York Television Festival. It went on to become an official selection in 2006 of the Vail Film Festival{{Cite web |author=Daily Staff Report |date=2006-03-28 |title=Vail Film Festival announces 2006 tribute award recipients and films in competition |url=https://vaildaily.com/news/vail-film-festival-announces-2006-tribute-award-recipients-and-films-in-competition |access-date=2024-04-13 |website=Vail Daily |language=en-US}} and CineVegas before being released on DVD/VOD by IndiePix Films.