Legal Tender is a 1991 American erotic thriller film[1] directed by Jag Mundhra and starring Tanya Roberts, Robert Davi, and Morton Downey Jr.[2][3]
| Legal Tender | |
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| Directed by | Jag Mundhra |
| Screenplay by | Barry Roberts |
| Produced by | Ashok Amritraj, Barry Roberts, Victor Bhalla, Brent Morris |
| Starring | Tanya Roberts, Robert Davi, Morton Downey Jr. |
| Cinematography | James Mathers |
| Edited by | Brian Evans, David H. Lloyd |
| Music by | William Kidd |
Production companies | Amritraj Productions, Prism Films, Shapiro-Glickenhaus Entertainment |
| Distributed by | Prism Entertainment Corporation |
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Running time | 95 minutes |
| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
Plot
editA beautiful bar owner (Tanya Roberts) has got in serious trouble as her secret job as an illegal poker dealer went wrong and led her to conflict with an influential but corrupted businessman (Morton Downey Jr.). An ex-cop turned private eye decides to help her out.
Cast
edit- Tanya Roberts as Rikki Rennick
- Robert Davi as Fix Cleary
- Morton Downey Jr. as Mal Connery
- Carlos Palomino as Detective Hernandez[4]
- Michael Greene as Ed Thorpe
- Charles McCaughan as Bud Rennick
- Maria Rangel as Lorrie De Luca
- Wendy McDonald as Verna
- Robert Dean as Bobby Westcott
- Donald Nardini as Tony
- Craig Stepp as Phil Trask
- Pete Koch as Rudy Dushak
- Daryl Roach as Willy
References
edit- ^ Williams, Linda Ruth (2005). The Erotic Thriller in Contemporary Cinema. Indiana University Press. p. 306. ISBN 0-253-21836-5.
- ^ Singer, Michael (1993). Michael Singer's Film Directors: A Complete Guide. Lone Eagle. p. 219. ISBN 978-0-943728-60-5. Retrieved 26 May 2022.
- ^ "Legal Tender (1991)". Letterboxd. Retrieved 26 May 2022.
- ^ Berumen, Frank Javier Garcia (4 November 2019). American Indian Image Makers of Hollywood. McFarland. p. 230. ISBN 978-1-4766-3647-4. Retrieved 26 May 2022.