52 Pick-Up (1986)

A secret fling with between a man and his mistress leads to blackmail and murder.

Director:

John Frankenheimer

Writers:

Elmore Leonard (novel), Elmore Leonard (screenplay),

Stars:

Roy Scheider, Ann-Margret, Vanity

1 nomination.

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Roy Scheider	...	Harry Mitchell
Ann-Margret	...	Barbara Mitchell
Vanity	...	Doreen
John Glover	...	Alan Raimy
Robert Trebor	...	Leo Franks
Lonny Chapman	...	Jim O'Boyle
Kelly Preston	...	Cini
Doug McClure	...	Mark Arveson
Clarence Williams III	...	Bobby Shy
Alex Henteloff	...	Dan Lowenthal
Michelle Walker	...	Counter Girl
Philip Bartko	...	Test Site Worker
Tom Byron	...	Party Goer
Herschel Savage	...	Party Goer (as Harvey Cowen)
Ron Jeremy	...	Party Goer (as Ron Jeremy Hyatt)

Storyline

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?

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Plot Keywords:

murder | blackmail | heroin | sex party | pistol | 

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Taglines:

His Wife... His Mistress... His Career... A Deadly Trap

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Genres:

Crime | Mystery | Thriller

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Certificate:

R

Details

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

7 November 1986 (USA)

Also Known As:

52 vive o muere

Filming Locations:

14312 Western Ave, Los Angeles, California, USA

Company Credits

Production Co:

Cannon Group

Technical Specs

Runtime:

110 min

Sound Mix:

Ultra Stereo

Color:

Color (TVC)

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1

Did You Know?

Trivia

Porn stars Amber Lynn, Sharon Mitchell and Ron Jeremy appear in the film in the party sequence.

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Goofs

When Doreen strips for Harry she gets down to just panties, then in later reverse angle shots she her garter reappears.

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Quotes

Alan Raimy: I could be walking into something.
Harry: Buddy, you could be walking into surgery.

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Connections

Referenced in Desperately Seeking Seka (2002)

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Soundtracks

"Gotta Have You"
Written by Michael Bishop and Scott Page
Published by Cannon Film Music (BMI)
Performed by The Lucas Sisters
Produced by Michael Bishop

User Reviews

forget 'catchaser', 'jackie brown' and especially 'get shorty'; this is elmore leonard at his very best!

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!