52 Pick-Up is a 1986 neo-noir crime thriller film based on Elmore Leonard's novel of the same name. The plot revolves around a man named Harry who is having an affair with a model named Cini. When their affair is captured on film by a group of criminals, Harry becomes the target of a blackmail scheme. As the situation escalates, Harry realizes that he is dealing with a dangerous and sadistic serial killer. With his life and reputation on the line, Harry must find a way to outsmart his enemies and survive.
A fictional drama, covering a 30-year period, about a poverty-stricken teenager forced to give up her illegitimate son at birth, and the climb to wealth and power as the wife of a newspaper publisher who helps her locate her son, in whose future she becomes obsessed.
Puppets live alongside humans peacefully, but suddenly their behavior becomes depraved. Is such criminal activity rare, or is the media blowing things out of proportion, making cops look like sadistic gunslingers and causing people to distrust them, each other, and most of all, puppets. Is the apocalypse coming, or is the fear-mongering just a great way for News programs to get advertising money? Wait – that makes this movie sound like a serious allegory. Change that. This movie has more wtf moments than you can imagine. It’s high brow and low brow at the same time.
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