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Profit

  • TV Series
  • 1996–19971996–1997
  • 1h 30m
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Adrian Pasdar in Profit (1996)
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Jim Profit works for a multinational company and isn't above using any means necessary to get ahead, which includes bribery, blackmail, intimidation, extortion, and even murder. Everyone at ... Read allJim Profit works for a multinational company and isn't above using any means necessary to get ahead, which includes bribery, blackmail, intimidation, extortion, and even murder. Everyone at the company, including the president, Charles Gracen, are oblivious to his dark side. As a... Read allJim Profit works for a multinational company and isn't above using any means necessary to get ahead, which includes bribery, blackmail, intimidation, extortion, and even murder. Everyone at the company, including the president, Charles Gracen, are oblivious to his dark side. As a matter of fact, Gracen thinks of him as a golden boy. But when Joanne Meltzer, the compan... Read all

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  • Creators
    • David Greenwalt
    • John McNamara
  • Stars
    • Adrian Pasdar
    • Lisa Darr
    • Lisa Blount
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  • Creators
    • David Greenwalt
    • John McNamara
  • Stars
    • Adrian Pasdar
    • Lisa Darr
    • Lisa Blount
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    • 53User reviews
    • 6Critic reviews
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    • Awards
      • 1 nomination

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    Adrian Pasdar
    Adrian Pasdar
    • Jim Profitas Jim Profit
    8 episodes8 eps • 1996–1997
    Lisa Darr
    Lisa Darr
    • Gail Koneras Gail Koner
    8 episodes8 eps • 1996–1997
    Lisa Blount
    Lisa Blount
    • Bobbi Stakowskias Bobbi Stakowski
    8 episodes8 eps • 1996–1997
    Jack Gwaltney
    Jack Gwaltney
    • Pete Gracenas Pete Gracen
    8 episodes8 eps • 1996–1997
    Allison Hossack
    Allison Hossack
    • Nora Gracenas Nora Gracen
    8 episodes8 eps • 1996–1997
    Keith Szarabajka
    Keith Szarabajka
    • Charles Henry "Chaz" Gracenas Charles Henry "Chaz" Gracen
    8 episodes8 eps • 1996–1997
    Lisa Zane
    Lisa Zane
    • Joanne Meltzeras Joanne Meltzer
    8 episodes8 eps • 1996–1997
    Sherman Augustus
    Sherman Augustus
    • Jeffrey Sykesas Jeffrey Sykes
    7 episodes7 eps • 1996–1997
    Teryl Rothery
    Teryl Rothery
    • Connie Gracenas Connie Gracen
    3 episodes3 eps • 1997
    Scott Paulin
    Scott Paulin
    • Jack Waltersas Jack Walters
    2 episodes2 eps • 1996
    Jennifer Hetrick
    Jennifer Hetrick
    • Elizabeth Gracen Waltersas Elizabeth Gracen Walters
    2 episodes2 eps • 1996
    Don S. Davis
    Don S. Davis
    • Former Sheriff Crewas Former Sheriff Crew
    2 episodes2 eps • 1996
    Steve Bacic
    Steve Bacic
    • Sethas Seth
    2 episodes2 eps • 1996–1997
    Steve Makaj
    Steve Makaj2 episodes2 eps • 1996–1997
    Michael J Rogers
    Michael J Rogers2 episodes2 eps • 1996–1997
    Bill Croft
    Bill Croft
    • Guardas Guard…
    2 episodes2 eps • 1996–1997
    Andrew Wheeler
    • Auditoras Auditor…
    2 episodes2 eps • 1996
    Shawn Macdonald
    Shawn Macdonald
    • Leo Hersheyas Leo Hershey
    2 episodes2 eps • 1996–1997
    • Creators
      • David Greenwalt
      • John McNamara
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    Storyline

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    Jim Profit works for a multinational company and isn't above using any means necessary to get ahead, which includes bribery, blackmail, intimidation, extortion, and even murder. Everyone at the company, including the president, Charles Gracen, are oblivious to his dark side. As a matter of fact, Gracen thinks of him as a golden boy. But when Joanne Meltzer, the company's security chief, looks into his eyes, she sees something sinister. And when her boss, Jack Walters, is looking into some irregularities at the company, he asks Joanne to investigate, and initially the person she cornered said it was Profit who was behind it. But when Profit learned of this, he convinced this person to change the story she told Joanne. But Joanne knows that Profit is evil and so she tries to get the goods on him. At the same time, Profit tries to find a way to neutralize her and anyone else who might believe her. —<rcs0411@yahoo.com>
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      • A Name You Can't Trust
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    • Trivia
      Profit's exploration of Gracen&Gracen's interface is done through a 3D-image rendering interface, which represents the entire company as a building with a series of offices. This is VRML (Virtual Realilty Modeling Language) which was, at the time, believed to be the way that future websites would be built.
    • Quotes

      Jim Profit: [Voice over] Anyone who thinks controlling people is a science is dead wrong.

      [Spoken]

      Jim Profit: It's an art.

    • Connections
      Featured in Cement (2000)

    User reviews53

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    8/10
    the most unique, brutal and best TV show in recent years
    I have seen this show when I was about 14 and absolutely loved it. Jim Profit is perhaps the most brutal yet extremely likable psychopath in television history, and he's the lead!!! It is unfortunate that the show was cancelled perhaps because the premise and the show's intelligence never appealed to people back in 1996. The Profit DVD is coming out in August 2005 and I've never been more excited over a DVD release since the X-Files sets. I have watched this show in a cranky 14 inch set over aerial antennae when I was a kid and have been looking for this show for years and now it's comin' out! Do yourself a favor and check this one out...
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    Details

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    • Release date
      • April 8, 1996 (United States)
    • Country of origin
      • United States
    • Language
      • English
    • Also known as
      • Juego sucio
    • Filming locations
      • Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada
    • Production companies
      • New World Television
      • Stephen J. Cannell Productions
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    • Runtime
      1 hour 30 minutes
    • Color
      • Color
    • Aspect ratio
      • 1.33 : 1

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