At the heart of 'Just the Ticket' is the romance between Gary Starke (Andy Garcia), a
two-bit ticket scalper, and Linda Palisky (Andie MacDowell), an electronics store manager
who aspires to be a chef. Gary and Linda love each other, but differences in their life views
keep them apart. Gary enjoys the existence of a vagabond; the concept of putting down
roots and looking to the future is foreign to him. Linda, on the other hand, yearns for
stability. When someone asks her why she broke up with a man she's crazy about, her
answer is simple: he acts like a kid. Then, in the midst of all this romantic turmoil, the
Vatican announces that the Pope plans to say a mass at Yankee Stadium, and Gary,
always on the lookout for a new angle or scam, sees a yellow brick road. If he can scalp
enough tickets to the ceremony (they'll go for between $500 and $1000 each), he can
retire and give Linda the constancy she desires. But complications arise: a rival scalper is
out to ruin Gary's plans and Linda's acceptance at a Paris cooking school means that she's
leaving the country. Then there's Gary's friend and flunky, Benny (Richard Bradford), who
worries about the illegal means by which Gary intends to obtain the tickets.
Laura Harris appears as Alice (aka Cyclops), a nearsighted, pregnant heroin junkie
who is friends with Gary. She's a sweet girl with self esteem problems, and, despite her
impending motherhood, she can't stay off the dope.
