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Cheap Shots (1988)

Director: Jeff Ureles, Jerry Stoeffhaas

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Middle-aged Latin loser Louie (Zorich) owns a run-down motel, is penniless, fed up with domestic chores, his obnoxious wife, continual promises of help from her wheelchair-bound father, and life in general. Hardly surprising, then, that Louie's eyes should stray in the direction of a blonde guest who arrives with a male companion: a voyeuristic urge shared by young resident Arnold (Kelly). The two decide to instal a newly-acquired video-camera in the couple's cottage in the hope of recording some frisky action, but what they eventually witness is something they rather wish they hadn't... Ureles and Stoeffhaas extract some marvellous performances from an unknown cast, the result being a fine blend of Tati-esque humour, household drama, and mild eroticism, with occasional unexpected dollops of suspenders, sorry, suspense.

Author: DA 0000-00-00 00:00:00

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Director: Jeff Ureles, Jerry Stoeffhaas

Producer: Jeff Ureles, Jerry Stoeffhaas

Cast: Louis Zorich, David Patrick Kelly, Marie Louise Wilson, Clarke Gordon, Patience Moore full cast

Genre(s): Thrillers

Duration: 92 mins


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