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- 52 Pick-Up is a thriller without any thrills. Although director John Frankenheimer stuffs as much action as he can into the screen adaptation of Elmore Leonard's novel (previously filmed by Cannon in Israel in 1984 as The Ambassador), he can't hide the ridiculous plot and lifeless characters. By Variety Staff
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52 Pick-Up. The old golden age Warner Bros. crime dramas knew something that most modern movies have forgotten: Heroes are great, but a movie is only as good as its villain. John Frankenheimer's "52 Pick-Up" provides us with the best, most reprehensible villain of the year and uses his vile charm as the starting point for a surprisingly good ...
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John Frankenheimer's 52 Pick-Up provides us with the best, most reprehensible villain of the year and uses his vile charm as the starting point for a surprisingly good film.
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- John Frankenheimer
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- Roy Scheider
John Frankenheimer's 52 Pick-Up provides us with the best, most reprehensible villain of the year and uses his vile charm as the starting point for a surprisingly good film.
52 Pick-Up is a thriller without any thrills. Although director John Frankenheimer stuffs as much action as he can into the screen adaptation of Elmore Leonard's novel (previously filmed by Cannon in Israel in 1984 as The Ambassador), he can't hide the ridiculous plot and lifeless characters.
- (11)
- John Frankenheimer
- R
- Roy Scheider
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- Picture 6/10
- Audio 7/10
- Extras 7/10
- Closing
In 1986, John Frankenheimer – the director of The Manchurian Candidate, Seconds and French Connection II – made the unlikely career move of working with schlockmeisters Cannon Films. Adapting Elmore Leonard’s novel of the same name, 52 Pick-Up’s union brought about the perfect blend of high calibre thrills and Cannon-grade trash. Roy Scheider (Jaws...
Arrow Video releases John Frankenheimer’s 52 Pick-Upon Blu-ray in its original aspect ratio of about 1.85:1. The 1080p/24hz high-definition presentation is delivered on a dual-layer disc. The master is obviously an older one (provided by MGM to Arrow) and the image, despite some good points, leaves one fairly underwhelmed. Admittedly the film has a...
The disc comes with a serviceable if underwhelming 2.0 PCM stereo soundtrack. Range and fidelity are limited, best showcased in gunshots and explosions that don’t sound particularly impressive, fairly flat. But dialogue is clear and the surround presentation is immersive enough, thanks to the presentation of the very 80s Cannon-esque score, some am...
There doesn’t look to be a lot here but Arrow does provide some very fun special supplements featuring critics Doug Brod and Glenn Kenny. Hardcore Cameos is a sort of out-of-left-field feature but a fun one that compliments the audio commentaryby the two. This 12-minute feature points out the cameos in the film by porn performers and it’s not just ...
The presentation is admittedly fairly average, though I do doubt anything better will come along. For what it is, the presentation is fine, just wish it looked sharper. But what will certainly attract fans are the two supplements, especially the excellent audio commentary. BUY AT:
52 Pick-Up is a 1986 American neo-noir crime film directed by John Frankenheimer and starring Roy Scheider, Ann-Margret, and Vanity. It is based on Elmore Leonard's 1974 novel 52 Pickup and is the second adaptation of it after The Ambassador (1984).
52 Pick-Up is a thriller without any thrills. Although director John Frankenheimer stuffs as much action as he can into the screen adaptation of Elmore Leonard's novel (previously filmed by Cannon in Israel in 1984 as The Ambassador), he can't hide the ridiculous plot and lifeless characters.
