The City Girl

Feb 17, 1984

1h 25m

★ 7.0

Overview

A female photographer who is engaged to a businessman investigates a cult in the local club scene. By living out some of her sexual fantasies, she faces the truth about her life and helps one of the cult's victims escape.

Genres

Drama

Production Companies

Moon Pictures

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Cast

Anne

Laura Harrington

Joey

Joe Mastroianni

Gracie

Carole McGill

Tim

Peter Riegert

Steve

James Carrington

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Monica

Geraldine Baron

Rose

Colleen Camp

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Janice Green

Ira

Rosanne Katon

The Man in the Hotel

Eugene Robert Glazer

The Body Builder

Ilena Vasanas

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