THEME:   EIGHT found jumbled in phrases   
GOOD ONES:     Card game {& theme}   CRAZY EIGHTS [crazy in that the word is misspelled]   
Dash of flavor?   MRS [spices brand name Mrs. Dash]      
BTW:   Steve Martin film based on 
Cyrano   ROXANNE ["Police lover?" might get a chuckle]      
Half a Billy Idol song   MONY ["Mony Mony" was a song before Billy knew about hair dye and based on an electric sign with a missing letter intending to spell MONEY.  This annoying song was first sung by Tommy James and the Shondells, and I'm sure Idol rerecorded it only to drive me crazy, which I must be for knowing this stuff.]         
RATING: 
 
   Three grins = Loved it; Two grins = Enjoyed it; One grin = A bit bland for my taste; One teardrop = Not much fun