Pure Luck
Somewhere on the Mexican Riviera, a beautiful, rich heiress has gone missing. Only one man can find her. Unfortunately, they sent two.
1991 · 96 min · ★ 5.6 · Comedy, Drama
The daughter of a wealthy businessman has disappeared in Mexico, and all the efforts to find her have been unsuccessful. A psychologist, knowing that the girl has an ultra bad luck, persuades her father to send to Mexico one of his employees, an accountant with super bad luck, to find her. Perhaps he will be lucky, and his bad luck could help to find the unlucky girl.
Directed by Nadia Tass · Written by Timothy Harris
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Sam Wanamaker Highsmith -
Scott Wilson Frank Grimes -
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Jorge Russek Inspector Segura -
Jorge Luke Pilot -
Ariane Pellicer Girl at Club -
Sergio Calderón Night Club Bartender - M Michael Puttonen Taxi Driver
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