" The film""s clever title "Ace in the Hole" had two distinct meanings:in the card game of stud poker, it referred to the ace playing card that was a player""s face-down card (aka the ""hole card"") - it was a player""s guarantee that they would successfully win the gamein the film, the tabloid news-reporter had an "ace" news story - a sensational media event regarding a man (his ""ace"" card) stuck in a literal ""hole"" (or cave)The film""s taglines emphasized the amoral sensationalizing and manipulation of the media by the news-reporter:A NEW KIND OF ""HERO"" Rough, tough Chuck Tatum, who battered his way to the top.Great Scene(s):The crash-landing of the saucer section of theUSS Enterprise-1701-Don the surface of the planet Veridian III, and the death of Captain Kirk.[Note: Ephron would go on to write and direct other romantic comedies, includingSleepless in Seattle (1993)(with Rob Reiner in an acting role) andYou""ve Got Mail(1998)(both with Meg Ryan and Tom Hanks)."During a shooting range competition of male one-upmanship (about the size of their guns and their accuracy at various distances), Riggs impressively shot six bullets at a far-away target, shaping the bullet holes like two eyes and a smile on the target""s head.In Panama City, Panama, Ritter met secretly with secret field operative John Clark (Willem Dafoe), to describe the President""s vengeful operation.