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52 Pick-Up is a 1986 American neo-noir crime film directed by John Frankenheimer and starring Roy Scheider, Ann-Margret, and Vanity. [3] It is based on Elmore Leonard 's 1974 novel 52 Pickup and is the second adaptation of it after The Ambassador (1984).
His other roles include Alan Raimy in 52 Pick-Up, Bryce Cummings in Scrooged, Tony Gateworth in Masquerade, Daniel Clamp in Gremlins 2: The New Batch, a mobster in Payback, an advertising spokesman in RoboCop 2, Derek Mills in Night of the Running Man, the Riddler in Batman: The Animated Series, Doctor Jason Woodrue in Batman & Robin, Verad in ...
52 pickup or 52-card pickup is a humorous prank which consists only of picking up a scattered deck of playing cards.It is typically played as a practical joke, where the "dealer" creates the false impression that a legitimate game will be played, then simply throws the entire deck (typically 52 cards but can be 53 or 54 if jokers are included) into the air so the cards land strewn on the floor ...
Cast Country Subgenre/Notes 1986: 52 Pick-Up: John Frankenheimer: Roy Scheider, Ann-Margret, Vanity: United States: Crime thriller [117] A Better Tomorrow: John Woo: Chow Yun-fat, Leslie Cheung, Ti Lung: Hong Kong: Action thriller [118] Black Moon Rising: Harley Cokliss: Tommy Lee Jones, Linda Hamilton, Robert Vaughn: United States: Action ...
52 Pick-Up: Bobby Shy 1988 I'm Gonna Git You Sucka: Kalinga 1991 My Heroes Have Always Been Cowboys: Virgil 1992 Deep Cover: Detective Taft [8] 1994 Sugar Hill: Arthur Romello "A.R." Skuggs 1995 Tales from the Hood: Mr. Simms 1996 The Silencers: General Greenboro 1997 Hoodlum "Bub" Hewlett [8] 1998 The Legend of 1900 "Jelly Roll" Morton Half ...
The next year she appeared as the wife of Roy Scheider's character in the crime thriller 52 Pick-Up. In 1987 she co-starred with Elizabeth Ashley (and also with Claudette Colbert, in the last on-screen role of the film legend's career) in the NBC two-part series "The Two Mrs. Grenvilles".
Roy Richard Scheider (/ ˈ ʃ aɪ d ər /; November 10, 1932 – February 10, 2008) was an American actor.Described by AllMovie as "one of the most unique and distinguished of all Hollywood actors", [1] he achieved fame with his leading and supporting roles in celebrated films from the 1970s through to the mid-1980s.
Chapman first film role was "Ernie the plumber" in the 1955 movie Young at Heart.During his lengthy career, his appearances include roles in East of Eden (1955), Baby Doll (1956), The Birds (1963), The Cowboys (1972), Where the Red Fern Grows (1974), Norma Rae (1979), 52 Pick-Up (1986) and Reindeer Games (2000).