1988.

A young St. Louis man named Dwayne flies to Los Angeles to appear on the game show "Million Dollar Razzle Dazzle" to win money or a car for his friend Kyut, who is sick and struggling and needing medication only available in Mexico. 

This film stars St. Louis actors Kev LaRon Hamilton, Jeanne Aguirre, Jessica Ambuehl, John Brooks, Tom Oldcroft and Jacoby Curry and is currently on Amazon.