52 Pick-Up | 
| Director: John Frankenheimer
Actors: Roy Scheider, Ann-margret, Vanity, John Glover, Robert Trebor
Studio: MGM (Video & DVD)
Category: DVD
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Rating:  22 reviews
Sales Rank: 10746
Format: Color, Dvd, Full Screen, Subtitled, Widescreen, Ntsc
Languages: English (Original Language), English (Subtitled), Spanish (Subtitled)
Rating: R (Restricted)
Region: 1
Aspect Ratio: 1.85:1
Number Of Discs: 1
Running Time: 110 Minutes
Shipping Weight (lbs): 1
Dimensions (in): 7.1 x 5.4 x 0.6
MPN: MGMDM107717D
UPC: 027616077172
EAN: 0027616077172
ASIN: B000OPOAPC
Theatrical Release Date: November 7, 1986
Release Date: June 12, 2007
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Product Description
A businessman fights back against a trio of blackmailers. Studio: Tcfhe/mgm Release Date: 06/12/2007 Starring: Roy Scheider Run time: 111 minutes Rating: R
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Adapting Elmore Leonard's novels for the big screen has often proved to be a hit-or-miss proposition (Get Shorty and Jackie Brown are notable exceptions), but director John Frankenheimer is mostly on the mark with 52 Pick-Up. Leonard also co-wrote the screenplay, which stars Roy Scheider as Harry Mitchell, a businessman whose life is turned upside down when he's videotaped in flagrante delicto with his very young mistress (Kelly Preston); he's then approached by three bad guys (John Glover as vile ringleader Alan, Clarence Williams III as menacing gunman Bobby, and Robert Trebor as sweaty, nebbishy Leo), who demand big bucks from Harry in return for the tape. That's the plan, anyway. But Harry fights back. He confesses all to his long-suffering wife (Ann-Margret, fine in an underwritten part) and refuses to go the cops in order to protect her burgeoning political career; he's also unwilling to hand over the money, choosing instead to take on the villains, whose own mistrust of one another makes Harry's mission easier. All the elements one might expect are on display (including kidnapping, murder, and blackmail), coated with a patina of sleaze that features ample nudity (the bad guys also happen to be pornographers), profanity, and fairly graphic violence. Still, for all its arch tone, pithy dialogue, and a plot twist here and there, 52 Pick-Up lacks the full measure of subtlety, tension, and excitement that would make it really good, instead of merely serviceable. The DVD includes no bonus material. --Sam Graham
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 52 Pick Up is a great sleazy thriller March 5, 2009
Kelvin Kettle (mapleville,RI USA)
1 out of 1 found this review helpful
This is one of my favorite movies with Roy Schieder besides Jaws. It is a classic sleazy thriller with great villians, especially John Glover. The scene with the murder of the girl is hardcore and shocking. When I first saw this scene, I could not believe how real it was. It is something you never forget. I love how Roy turns the tables on the villians and turns them against each other. This movie is definitely worth checking out if you have never seen it. I highly reccomend it. It has one of the best endings ever.
 Kind of a dumb movie. Okay, but dumb October 6, 2008
Patrick Nava (San Francisco, CA)
1 out of 2 found this review helpful
Clarence Williams played a reprehensible scumbag on this one. I guess when you're not offered much in quality movies, you get what you can. John Glover's "Sport" was really annoying. But then again, it must've worked well, because I really hated him throughout the entire movie.
The reviewers who think this was Roy Scheider's best performance, are nuts. What about "French Connection?" or "The Seven-Ups?" or even "Sorcerer?" This was not one of his best. This film was not "Ahead of its time" - it was a 1980's film; and looked it. Ann Margret relegated a part that could been played by any amateur, was also in need of a job and money to play in this stinker. But again, if you don't have studios calling for you as much as they were when you were young; this is what happens. (yeah, yeah - Grumpy Old Men 1983. Grumpier Old Men 1995)
No thrills. No spills. "SPORT!"
 "You're After Something Aren't You?" ~ The Consequences Of One Little Mistake July 5, 2008
Brian E. Erland (Brea, CA - USA)
0 out of 1 found this review helpful
If you like brutal, urban drama dealing with such dubious subject matters as; infidelity, pornography, blackmail and murder you should love '52 Pick-Up' starring Roy Schneider, Ann-Margaret, Kelly Preston, Vanity and a few other familiar faces. Released in '86 this hard hitting, uncompromising depiction of the underbelly of society is definitely not wholesome family entertainment. Of course it wasn't designed for that target audience.
'52 Pick-Up contains a well thought out storyline, numerous excellent performances and a good mix between action and dialogue. If you're looking for something, intense, edgy and dark this is the film for you.
Crime comes to L.A. July 23, 2007
J. Holden (Chicago, IL United States)
Exciting movie that keeps you guessing until the end. Characters are well developed. Plot is interesting and clear.
Ahead of it's time July 15, 2007
R. van Pietersom (Nieuw-Vennep, NH Netherlands)
1 out of 1 found this review helpful
At the time this movie came out, Roy Scheider already looked an old man - especially seeing him now, starts me wondering what's his age now, anyway. Still, his acting performance is almost a classic one and Ann Margret is cast excellently as his wife that he betrayes.
True, some scenes are a little out of date now. They show that movie making has grown since but that's not always an improvement if you ask me. The specific scene where they put Scheider under pressure with a little home movie still is impressively nasty. And even Vanity - what has become of her, by the way? - puts up a nice performance as a very believable key person in the story.
This movie is about making the wrong decision(s) after making the wrong moves with the wrong people, almost a classical Hollywood theme. But it does just that in an artistic and stylish way with excellent actors and I have to add that it's a very good and entertaining movie that kept me glued to the screen then. And still like to watch it, now. Recommended.
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