The Pick-up Artist

Sep 18, 1987

1h 21m

★ 5.6

The Pick-Up Artist... has finally met his match.

Overview

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

Genres

Romance

Comedy

Crime

Production Companies

Amercent Films

American Entertainment Partners L.P.

20th Century Fox

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Cast

Randy Jensen

Molly Ringwald

Jack Jericho

Robert Downey Jr.

Flash Jensen

Dennis Hopper

Phil Harper

Danny Aiello

Alonzo Scolara

Harvey Keitel

Rae, Girl with Dog

Vanessa Williams

Nellie

Mildred Dunnock

Mike

Brian Hamill

Karen

Tamara Bruno

Jack's Student

Angie Kempf

Pat, Jack's Colleague

Polly Draper

Richie

Frederick Koehler

23-year-old Elviz from Hamburg-Altona is in a tight spot: his uncle wants the 50,000 euros he once lent Elviz back — he promises to seize Elviz's mother's property on the Turkish Riviera otherwise. But Elviz knows how to make money quickly these days and founds the first Turkish-language telephone sex hotline, "Süperseks". It's going great - and only gets Elviz into more trouble when his new girlfriend Anna applies for a job with "Süperseks", unaware of who is behind the company.

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