American Rickshaw

Jan 24, 1989

1h 36m

★ 4.5

Miami just got hotter...

Overview

After a stripper tricks him into filming a sex tape, Miami rickshaw runner Scott Edwards becomes embroiled in the murder of a televangelist's son when he inadvertently takes the wrong videotape. With the help of the stripper and a witch, Edwards sets out to clear his name while avoiding the assassin dead-set on retrieving the tape.

Genres

Action

Thriller

Horror

Production Companies

National Cinematografica

Dania Film

Medusa Distribuzione

American Rickshaw Trailers

Cast

Scott Edwards

Mitch Gaylord

Rev. Mortom

Donald Pleasence

Joanna Simpson

Victoria Prouty

Francis

Daniel Greene

Old Madame Luna

Michi Kobi

Lt. Morgan

Roger Pretto

Young Madame Luna

Regina Rodriguez

Sgt. Preston

Darin De Paul

Sarah Mortom

Judy Clayton

Daniel

Glenn Maska

Assuncion

Carmen López

Jason Mortom

Gregg Todd Davis

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