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Quick Info

Rating

5.6/10

Release1987

Runtime1h 21m

StatusReleased

Budget$15,000,000

Revenue$13,290,368

Production

Amercent Films

American Entertainment Partners L.P.

20th Century Fox

Movie

The Pick-up Artist

1987

1h 21m

5.6

Romance

Comedy

Crime

Synopsis

A womanizer meets his match when he falls for the daughter of a gambling addict who is in debt to the mob.

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