Review of 52 Pick-Up (1986) by Senor C — 11 Mar 2011
A video store that I went to as a teenager used to play Top Gun & Ferris Bueller's Day Off until the tapes were worn thin. One time I went there & they were showing this little gem. I thought who ever put it on had lost their mind or just didn't know what it was.
It's pretty trashy for public consumption. I love it though & really felt this Elmore Leonard adaptation deserved a lot more respect. Married man Roy Scheider gets caught w/ his dick in the cookie jar & ends up being blackmailed.
Scheider basically tells them to go fuck their hat & they end up killing his lover, pinning it on him & blackmail him again. Seedy & fun w/ a great cast especially Clarence Williams III who is best known for playing Prince's father in Purple Rain.
This review of 52 Pick-Up (1986) was written by Senor C on 11 Mar 2011.
52 Pick-Up has generally received mixed reviews.
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