52 Pick-Up
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| 52 Pick-Up | |
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 52 Pick-Up promotional movie poster |
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| Directed by | John Frankenheimer |
| Produced by | Yoram Globus and Menahem Golan |
| Written by | Elmore Leonard (novel) Elmore Leonard and John Steppling (screenplay) |
| Starring | Roy Scheider Ann-Margret Vanity |
| Music by | Gary Chang |
| Cinematography | Jost Vacano and Stephen Ramsey |
| Editing by | Robert F. Shugrue |
| Distributed by | Cannon Group |
| Release date(s) | November 7 1986 |
| Running time | 110 min. |
| Language | English |
| IMDb profile | |
Released in 1986, 52 Pick-Up is an action/thriller that details blackmail and murder following in the wake of an affair. The movie starring Roy Scheider and Ann-Margret, was directed by John Frankenheimer and is based on the Elmore Leonard's novel of the same name. The film's tagline is "His Wife... His Mistress... His Career... A Deadly Trap".[1] It was characterized in the year of its release by New York Times movie critic Janet Maslin as being "...fast-paced, lurid, exploitative and loaded with malevolent energy. John Frankenheimer, who directed, hasn't done anything this darkly entertaining since 'Black Sunday.'"[2]
[edit] Plot
Roy Scheider plays industrialist Harry Mitchell, a wealthy, married man living in the suburbs of Los Angeles who is running for city council and having an affair. Harry is confronted by three blackmailers demanding $100,000 for a video tape of him and his mistress. Because of his political aspirations, he can't go the police. Instead, he attempts to track them down and turn them against one another.[1]
[edit] References
- ^ a b Internet Movie Database Inc. (1990-2007). 52 Pick-Up. Retrieved on March 25, 2007.
- ^ New York Times Company (November 7, 1886). Screen: '52 PICK-UP,' A No-Frills Thriller by Janet Maslin. Retrieved on March 25, 2007.
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