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R 1993 · 98 min · ★ 7.0 · TV Movie, Crime, Drama

A female con-artist who sweet-talks wealthy men targeted by her violent boyfriend, then drugs them and makes off with their money, is being herself being watched by another man. He wants to use her talents in a much-bigger scam: ripping off a crime lord by getting at his programmer's computer files. But she starts to have doubts about what he's really after when she finds a huge stash of loot with the disks. He claims no knowledge of the money, she distrusts him, he's using her, things start getting dangerous and even murderous - and then her boyfriend shows up ! Who's scamming whom ?

Directed by John Flynn · Written by Craig Smith

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Cast

Christopher Walken Jack Shanks
Lorraine Bracco Maggie Rohrer
Miguel Ferrer Barry Landers
Martin Donovan Gordon Wexler
James McDaniel Daniel Poole
Daniel von Bargen Albert Magliocco
Erick Avari Mr. Ayub
Skipp Sudduth Bob Sarcominia
Carmen López Waitress
Maxi Priest Cab Driver
James Walker Arthur Hopper
Edgar Allan Poe IV Artie De Sola

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