52 Pick-Up
| 52 Pick-Up | |
|---|---|
 52 Pick-Up promotional movie poster | |
| Directed by | John Frankenheimer |
| Written by | Elmore Leonard (novel) Elmore Leonard and John Steppling (screenplay) |
| Produced by | Yoram Globus and Menahem Golan |
| Starring | Roy Scheider Ann-Margret John Glover Vanity Kelly Preston |
| Cinematography | Jost Vacano and Stephen Ramsey |
| Edited by | Robert F. Shugrue |
| Music by | Gary Chang |
| Distributed by | Cannon Group |
Release date | November 7 1986 |
Running time | 110 min. |
| Country |  United States |
| Language | English |
Released in 1986, 52 Pick-Up is an action/thriller that details blackmail and murder in the wake of an affair. The movie stars Roy Scheider and Ann-Margret, was directed by John Frankenheimer, and is based on 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]
Plot
Roy Scheider plays industrialist Harry Mitchell, a wealthy, married man living in the suburbs of Los Angeles whose wife is running for city council while he is having an affair. Harry is confronted by three blackmailers demanding $105,000 for a videotape of him and his mistress (Kelly Preston). Because of his wife's (Ann-Margaret) political aspirations, he can't go to the police. In agreeing to pay the blackmailers money to keep his affair a secret, Harry opens his financial records to one of the blackmailers, Alan Raimy (John Glover (actor)). Seeing that Mitchell cannot pay the $105,000, Raimy accepts Harry's offer of $52,000. Harry then attempts to turn the blackmailers against one another.[1]
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.
External links
- Film Noir of the Week commentary including film clip
- 52 Pick-Up at IMDb
- 52 Pick-Up at Rotten Tomatoes
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