52 Pick-Up (1986)
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45% of critics liked it
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47% of users liked it
(673 ratings)
Wealthy metallurgist Harry Mitchell (Roy Scheider) lives to regret his extramarital affair with pretty young Cini (Kelly Preston). A trio of vicious blackmailers (John Glover, Robert Trebor, Clarence Williams III) show Mitchell a videotape of his most recent roll in the sack with Cini. They demand a… More Wealthy metallurgist Harry Mitchell (Roy Scheider) lives to regret his extramarital affair with pretty young Cini (Kelly Preston). A trio of vicious blackmailers (John Glover, Robert Trebor, Clarence Williams III) show Mitchell a videotape of his most recent roll in the sack with Cini. They demand a huge amount of hush money, but Mitchell calls their bluff, going so far as to tell his politicially ambitious wife Barbara (Ann-Margret) about the affair. But the extortionists haven't even gotten started yet. Tying Mitchell to a chair, they force him to watch a tape of Cini being horribly murdered-with the evidence arranged so that Mitchell will be accused of the crime. But Mitchell remains firm in his refusal to pay up, whereupon he mounts a "fight fire with fire" plan all his own. 52 Pick Up was based on a novel by Elmore Leonard, which was previously filmed in 1984 as The Ambassador. ~ Hal Erickson, Rovi
- Directed By
- John Frankenheimer
- Written By
- Elmore Leonard, John Steppling
- Genres
- Drama, Action & Adventure, Mystery & Suspense
- In Theaters
- Nov 7, 1986 Wide
Critic Reviews
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David Nusair, Reel Film Reviews
...a thriller that's woefully lacking in thrills...
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Fernando F. Croce, CinePassion
Enjoyably degenerate
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Chuck O'Leary, FulvueDrive-in.com
Roy Scheider is at his hard-boiled best and John Glover is a loathsomely slimy villain in this tough thriller that was quite graphic for its time. Sometimes unpleasant, but always interesting.
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Scott Weinberg, eFilmCritic.com
Overbaked, underfed Elmore Leonard adaptation.
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Cast
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Roy Scheider
as Harry Mitchell
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Ann-Margret
as Barbara Mitchell
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Vanity
as Doreen
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John Glover
as Alan Raimy
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Robert Trebor
as Leo Franks
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Lonny Chapman
as Jim O'Boyle
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Kelly Preston
as Cini
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Clarence Williams III
as Bobby Shy
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Doug McClure
as Averson
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Debra Berger
as O'Boyle's Wife
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Tom Byron
as Party Goer
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Christopher Cory
as Factory Worker
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Blackie Dammett
as Drug Dealer
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Barbara Ferris
as Lisa
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John Francis
as Policeman
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Bill Gratton
as Ed Salvon
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Alex Henteloff
as Dan Lowenthal
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Ron Hyatt
as Party Goer
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Amber Lynn
as Party Goer
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Sharon Mitchell
as Party Goer
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Anthony Palmer
as Tom
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Robin Bronfman
as Injured Driver
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Conroy Gedeon
as James Boyer
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Lenora Logan
as Lady in Hall
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Arlin Miller
as Celebrity Voice Impersonation
- Louis Di Giaimo
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Frank Sivero
as Vendor
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Shirley Thompson
as Party Goer