52 Pick-Up

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domino harvey
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52 Pick-Up

#1 Post by domino harvey » Tue Jul 12, 2016 9:39 am

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HIS WIFE. HIS MISTRESS. HIS CAREER. A DEADLY TRAP.

In 1986, John Frankenheimer – the director of The Manchurian Candidate, Seconds and French Connection II – made the unlikely career move of working with schlockmeisters Cannon Films. Adapting Elmore Leonard’s novel of the same name, 52 Pick-Up’s union brought about the perfect blend of high calibre thrills and Cannon-grade trash.

Roy Scheider (Jaws, Cohen and Tate) plays a successful businessman whose life quickly falls apart when a compromising videotape of him and his mistress (Kelly Preston) becomes a tool for blackmail. Unable to go to the police without compromising the political career of his wife (Ann-Margret), he must take things into his own hands – and delve into a world of drugs, sleaze, pornography and snuff.

Co-starring Prince protégé Vanity and John Glover (who was described as “the best, most reprehensible villain of the year” by Roger Ebert), and featuring a host of cameos from the stars of the ‘Silver Age of Porn’, 52 Pick-Up has been described by Leonard as his favourite big-screen adaptation of his works.

SPECIAL EDITION CONTENTS
  • High Definition Blu-ray (1080p) and Standard Definition DVD presentation of the feature, transferred from original film elements by MGM
  • Original Stereo 2.0 audio (uncompressed PCM on the Blu-ray)
  • Optional English subtitles for the deaf and hard of hearing
  • Audio commentary by critics Glenn Kenny and Doug Brod recorded exclusively for this release
  • Hardcore Cameos, a guide to the many cameo appearances by pornographic actors in 52 Pick-Up
  • Theatrical trailer
  • Reversible sleeve featuring original and newly commissioned artwork by Reinhard Kleist
First pressing only: Collector’s booklet containing new writing on the film by the Badlands Collective

DETAILS:
RRP: £19.99 £15.99
Region: B/2
Rating: 18
Duration: 110 mins
Language: English
Subtitles: English SDH
Aspect Ratio: 1.85:1
Audio: DTS
Colour
Discs: 2

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Re: 52 Pick-Up

#2 Post by domino harvey » Tue Jul 12, 2016 9:46 am

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This release will bring in the meme-loving twelve-year-olds for sure

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52 Pick-Up

#3 Post by sir_luke » Tue Jul 12, 2016 5:27 pm

tfw u become a victim of blackmail

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Re: 52 Pick-Up

#4 Post by colinr0380 » Wed Jul 13, 2016 6:00 pm

It is great to see Glenn Kenny on the commentary track. He has previously written some pieces on his blog about the era of adult films and according to that post apparently did a post (now seemingly unavailable) on his old Premiere blog specifically about 52 Pick Up and the cameos in it, so there should be some interesting research to hand for their discussion!

EDIT: Here's the Mondo Digital review

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