Buy & Cell

Jan 27, 1989

1h 35m

★ 5.1

Herbie and Sly were doing time, now they're doing fine

Overview

Herbie Altman is framed for Stock fraud by his boss when the SEC starts investigating his company. Sent to prison, he helps a fellow inmate successfully invest his money. Soon all the inmates want his help. To manage all the money, he forms CON INC. and runs it from the prison under the noses of the warden and the guards. But when the IRS and SEC begin to investigate this successful company, it looks like he may be in trouble again

Genres

Comedy

Production Companies

Empire Pictures

Buy & Cell Trailers

Cast

Herbie Altman

Robert Carradine

Wolf

Randall "Tex" Cobb

Warden Tennant

Malcolm McDowell

Cowboy

Roddy Piper

Raoul

Tony Plana

VCR

Fred Travalena

Shaka

Ben Vereen

Sly

Michael Winslow

Dr. Ellen Scott

Lise Cutter

Reggie

Michael Goodwin

Arthur

Mickey Knox

Sonia

Geretta Geretta

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