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Plot

This attempt at parodying a world of hookers, child pornographers, and drug cartels never quite gets off the ground. Though these topics are not inherently amusing, director Penelope Spheeris takes the plot of Hardcore as a springboard and develops a few parallel stories that are meant to be funny. Pauline Stanton (Trish Van DeVere) is desperately hoping to rescue her daughter Lori (Robin Wright) who is working for the evil Walsh (Frank Gorshin) as a call-girl. As some policemen work on trying to get the goods on Walsh and send him up for white slave trading, another policewoman is involved in trying to bring down a child pornographer in her neighborhood. Yet another cop, detective Romero (H.B. Haggerty) is after a New York mob boss.
MPAA Rating:
Genre(s):
Comedy
Run Time:
108min.
Theatrical Release Date:
02/28/1986
DVD Release Date:
03/20/2001
Distributor(s):
Cinema Group
Director(s):
Penelope Spheeris
Starring:
Ronny Cox , Frank Gorshin , Leon Isaac Kennedy , Trish VanDevere , Carrie Fisher
Themes:
Prostitutes,Mothers and Daughters
Tone:
Humorous,Lurid,Wry
Keywords:
addiction,bad-guy,gangster,good-guy,law-enforcement,police,pornography,prostitute/prostitution,robbery,runaway [from home],teenagers
Country of Origin:
USA (02-28-1986)
Language:
English