52 Pick-Up (1986) 6.2
A secret fling with between a man and his mistress leads to blackmail and murder. Director:John Frankenheimer |
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52 Pick-Up (1986) 6.2
A secret fling with between a man and his mistress leads to blackmail and murder. Director:John Frankenheimer |
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| Cast overview, first billed only: | |||
| Roy Scheider | ... | ||
| Ann-Margret | ... | ||
| Vanity | ... | ||
| John Glover | ... | ||
| Robert Trebor | ... | ||
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Lonny Chapman | ... |
Jim O'Boyle
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| Kelly Preston | ... |
Cini
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| Doug McClure | ... |
Mark Arveson
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| Clarence Williams III | ... | ||
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Alex Henteloff | ... |
Dan Lowenthal
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Michelle Walker | ... |
Counter Girl
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Philip Bartko | ... |
Test Site Worker
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| Tom Byron | ... |
Party Goer
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Herschel Savage | ... |
Party Goer
(as Harvey Cowen)
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| Ron Jeremy | ... |
Party Goer
(as Ron Jeremy Hyatt)
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Harry Mitchell, an L.A. manufacturer with a fancy car, a nice house, and a wife running for city council, has his life overturned when three hooded blackmailers appear with a video tape of Harry and his young mistress. He's been set up, and they want $100,000. To protect his wife's political ambitions, Harry won't go to the police; instead, he shines them on and then doesn't pay. They up their demands, so he goes on the offensive, tracking them down and trying to turn one against the other. Their sociopathic leader, Alan, responds with violence toward the mistress and menace toward Harry's wife. Will Harry let up and pay off Alan or can he find some other solution? Written by <jhailey@hotmail.com>
my only problem with this excellant, overlooked thriller is how any right minded bloke would even think of having a mistress when he could get home to ann margret every night plus the non acting ability of vanity even though she gets to take her kit off which is worth seeing alone! this is a marvellous, gripping and blackly comic gem that's been unfairly ignored compared to other inferior elmore leonard adaptations a'la the aforementioned along with 'stick' and 'touch'. john glover and clarence williams are both very funny as the two heavies along with a whole medley of gorgeous topless babes whilst the whole thing is expertly directed with stoic professsionalism by veteran great john frankenheimer. his mother was irish you know. highly recommended!