Scam

"The danger... The intrigue... The suspense..."

1993 1h 38m EN

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7.0

SOLID

★7.0TMDB · 11

TV MovieCrimeDrama

Synopsis

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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 ?

“The danger... The intrigue... The suspense...”

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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

Credits

Behind the camera

Director: John Flynn
Writers: Craig Smith
Languages: English, Italian
Countries: United States of America

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ERA

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33 years old — old enough to be someone's favourite childhood film.

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2 / 8

WORLD

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Dialogue crosses 2 languages: English, Italian.

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3 / 8

DIRECTOR

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Directed by John Flynn, shot by Ric Waite. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.

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4 / 8

DIRECTOR

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Original score by Stephen Graziano. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.

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5 / 8

DIRECTOR

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Editor Michael N. Knue shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.

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6 / 8

CAST

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Christopher Walken and Lorraine Bracco and Miguel Ferrer carry the top of the cast.

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7 / 8

FACT

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Marketing tagline: "The danger... The intrigue... The suspense...".

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8 / 8

WILD

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IMDB entry: tt0108048 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.

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Cinephile deep dive

The take

John Flynn directs. Ric Waite behind the camera. Stephen Graziano scores. Michael N. Knue cuts. Runs lean at under 100 minutes. Produced in United States of America. Dialogue in English, Italian.

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133 years old — old enough to be someone's favourite childhood film.
2Dialogue crosses 2 languages: English, Italian.
3Directed by John Flynn, shot by Ric Waite. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
4Original score by Stephen Graziano. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.
5Editor Michael N. Knue shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
6Christopher Walken and Lorraine Bracco and Miguel Ferrer carry the top of the cast.
7Marketing tagline: "The danger... The intrigue... The suspense...".
8IMDB entry: tt0108048 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
9Only 11 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.