52 Pick-Up (1986)

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His Wife... His Mistress... His Career... A Deadly Trap

Harry Mitchell is a successful Los Angeles manufacturer whose wife is running for city council. His life is turned upside down when three blackmailers confront him with a videotape of him with his young mistress and demand $100,000. Fearing that the story will hurt his wife's political campaign if he goes to the police, Harry pretends that he will pay the men, but does not follow through.

• Released: 1986-11-07
• Genres: Crime, Thriller
• Runtime: 1h 50m
• Status: Released
• TMDB rating: 6.1/10 from 158 votes

Directed by John Frankenheimer.

Top cast

• Roy Scheider as Harry Mitchell
• Ann-Margret as Barbara Mitchell
• Vanity as Doreen
• John Glover as Alan Raimy
• Robert Trebor as Leo Franks
• Lonny Chapman as Jim O'Boyle
• Kelly Preston as Cini
• Doug McClure as Mark Arveson
• Clarence Williams III as Bobby Shy
• Alex Henteloff as Dan Lowenthal

Full cast & crew

Where to watch 52 Pick-Up

• United States: stream on fuboTV, MGM+ Amazon Channel, Philo, MGM Plus Roku Premium Channel, MGM Plus; watch free on Kanopy, The Roku Channel, Tubi TV
• United Kingdom: watch free on Tubi TV
• Canada: watch free on Tubi TV

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