52 Pick-Up (Region B)
HIS WIFE. HIS MISTRESS. HIS CAREER. A DEADLY TRAP.
In 1986, John Frankenheimer ā the director of The Manchurian Candidate, Seconds and French Connection II ā made the unlikely career move of working with schlockmeisters Cannon Films. Adapting Elmore Leonardās novel of the same name, 52 Pick-Upās union brought about the perfect blend of high calibre thrills and Cannon-grade trash.
Roy Scheider (Jaws, Cohen and Tate) plays a successful businessman whose life quickly falls apart when a compromising videotape of him and his mistress (Kelly Preston) becomes a tool for blackmail. Unable to go to the police without compromising the political career of his wife (Ann-Margret), he must take things into his own hands ā and delve into a world of drugs, sleaze, pornography and snuff.
Co-starring Prince protĆ©gĆ© Vanity and John Glover (who was described as āthe best, most reprehensible villain of the yearā by Roger Ebert), and featuring a host of cameos from the stars of the āSilver Age of Pornā, 52 Pick-Up has been described by Leonard as his favourite big-screen adaptation of his works.
Special Features
High Definition Blu-ray (1080p) and Standard Definition DVD presentation of the feature, transferred from original film elements by MGM
Original Stereo 2.0 audio (uncompressed PCM on the Blu-ray)
Optional English subtitles for the deaf and hard of hearing
Audio commentary by critics Glenn Kenny and Doug Brod recorded exclusively for this release
Hardcore Cameos, a guide to the many cameo appearances by pornographic actors in 52 Pick-Up
Theatrical trailer
Reversible sleeve featuring original and newly commissioned artwork by Reinhard Kleist
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52 Pick-Up (Region B)
52 Pick-Up (Region B)
HIS WIFE. HIS MISTRESS. HIS CAREER. A DEADLY TRAP.
In 1986, John Frankenheimer ā the director of The Manchurian Candidate, Seconds and French Connection II ā made the unlikely career move of working with schlockmeisters Cannon Films. Adapting Elmore Leonardās novel of the same name, 52 Pick-Upās union brought about the perfect blend of high calibre thrills and Cannon-grade trash.
Roy Scheider (Jaws, Cohen and Tate) plays a successful businessman whose life quickly falls apart when a compromising videotape of him and his mistress (Kelly Preston) becomes a tool for blackmail. Unable to go to the police without compromising the political career of his wife (Ann-Margret), he must take things into his own hands ā and delve into a world of drugs, sleaze, pornography and snuff.
Co-starring Prince protĆ©gĆ© Vanity and John Glover (who was described as āthe best, most reprehensible villain of the yearā by Roger Ebert), and featuring a host of cameos from the stars of the āSilver Age of Pornā, 52 Pick-Up has been described by Leonard as his favourite big-screen adaptation of his works.
Special Features
High Definition Blu-ray (1080p) and Standard Definition DVD presentation of the feature, transferred from original film elements by MGM
Original Stereo 2.0 audio (uncompressed PCM on the Blu-ray)
Optional English subtitles for the deaf and hard of hearing
Audio commentary by critics Glenn Kenny and Doug Brod recorded exclusively for this release
Hardcore Cameos, a guide to the many cameo appearances by pornographic actors in 52 Pick-Up
Theatrical trailer
Reversible sleeve featuring original and newly commissioned artwork by Reinhard Kleist
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HIS WIFE. HIS MISTRESS. HIS CAREER. A DEADLY TRAP.
In 1986, John Frankenheimer ā the director of The Manchurian Candidate, Seconds and French Connection II ā made the unlikely career move of working with schlockmeisters Cannon Films. Adapting Elmore Leonardās novel of the same name, 52 Pick-Upās union brought about the perfect blend of high calibre thrills and Cannon-grade trash.
Roy Scheider (Jaws, Cohen and Tate) plays a successful businessman whose life quickly falls apart when a compromising videotape of him and his mistress (Kelly Preston) becomes a tool for blackmail. Unable to go to the police without compromising the political career of his wife (Ann-Margret), he must take things into his own hands ā and delve into a world of drugs, sleaze, pornography and snuff.
Co-starring Prince protĆ©gĆ© Vanity and John Glover (who was described as āthe best, most reprehensible villain of the yearā by Roger Ebert), and featuring a host of cameos from the stars of the āSilver Age of Pornā, 52 Pick-Up has been described by Leonard as his favourite big-screen adaptation of his works.
Special Features
High Definition Blu-ray (1080p) and Standard Definition DVD presentation of the feature, transferred from original film elements by MGM
Original Stereo 2.0 audio (uncompressed PCM on the Blu-ray)
Optional English subtitles for the deaf and hard of hearing
Audio commentary by critics Glenn Kenny and Doug Brod recorded exclusively for this release
Hardcore Cameos, a guide to the many cameo appearances by pornographic actors in 52 Pick-Up
Theatrical trailer
Reversible sleeve featuring original and newly commissioned artwork by Reinhard Kleist
