Frank Pesce

Frank Pesce

Frank Pesce (December 8, 1946 – February 6, 2022) was an American film and television actor. Born in New York City, Pesce was the son of two working-class Italian parents. Pesce started his film career as an extra in The Godfather Part II, and got his first credited role in 1976, in an episode of the television series Police Story. He guest-starred a large number of well-known TV-series, including Knight Rider, Kojak and Matlock, and was a busy character actor in films, notably appearing in Rocky, Top Gun, Beverly Hills Cop and Flashdance. He wrote the script of the film 29th Street, based on his own autobiographical experiences. He made his last appearance in 2015, in Creed.

  • Title: Frank Pesce
  • Popularity: 3.675
  • Known For: Acting
  • Birthday: 1946-12-08
  • Place of Birth: New York City, New York, USA
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  • Also Known As: Frankie Pesce, Franck Pesce, Frank J. Pesce
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Frank Pesce Movies

  • 1993
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    South Beach

    South Beach

    2.9 1993 HD

    Former NFL star Mack Derringer now works as a private detective. Someone is out to get Derringer and his ex-wife. Can Derringer put the pieces of...

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  • 1988
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    Midnight Run

    Midnight Run

    7.2 1988 HD

    A bounty hunter pursues a former Mafia accountant who embezzled $15 million of mob money. He is also being chased by a rival bounty hunter, the...

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  • 1986
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    Hollywood Harry

    Hollywood Harry

    2.3 1986 HD

    Tongue-in-cheek account of a private eye hired to find a young porn actress.

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  • 2014
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    Reach Me

    Reach Me

    5.4 2014 HD

    Each member of a group of people has a connection to a self-help book authored by a reclusive former football coach.

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  • 1982
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    Vigilante

    Vigilante

    6.3 1982 HD

    New York City factory worker Eddie Marino is a solid citizen and regular guy, until the day a sadistic street gang brutally assaults his wife and...

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  • 2009
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    Citizen Jane

    Citizen Jane

    5.1 2009 HD

    Jane Alexander's idyllic life in San Francisco is shattered when her beloved, elderly aunt is brutally murdered. But when her fiancé, Tom...

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  • 1979
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    Tilt

    Tilt

    5.1 1979 HD

    Tilt is the story of a precocious young girl who is a pinball wizard. Because she does not get on with her parents, Tilt is contemplating running...

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  • 1979
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    Killer Fish

    Killer Fish

    4.5 1979 HD

    Jewel thieves attempt to recover treasure from piranha infested waters. Mistrust and betrayals happen amongst the gang in the quest for gold.

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  • 1991
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    29th Street

    29th Street

    7 1991 HD

    After winning $6.2 million in the 1976 New York State Lottery, he is arrested for throwing rocks at a church. He then tells his story at the police...

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  • 1994
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    Trapped in Paradise

    Trapped in Paradise

    5.6 1994 HD

    Residents of a friendly Pennsylvania town foil three brothers' plan to rob a bank on Christmas Eve.

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  • 1992
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    Maniac Cop 3: Badge of Silence

    Maniac Cop 3: Badge of Silence

    5.223 1992 HD

    When Kate Sullivan storms a hostage situation, the whole incident is captured on tape by an unscrupulous media crew who edit the footage to show her...

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  • 1988
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    Maniac Cop

    Maniac Cop

    6.111 1988 HD

    Innocent people are brutally killed on the streets of New York by a uniformed police officer. A young cop, Jack Forrest, finds himself marked as the...

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  • 2001
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    The Joe Spinell Story

    The Joe Spinell Story

    5.7 2001 HD

    The Joe Spinell Story is a An outstanding and eye-opening documentary, made in 2001 for the Anchor Bay DVD release of Maniac (1980). His most notable...

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  • 1994
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    Ice

    Ice

    4.5 1994 HD

    A married couple of cat burglars scheme to rob a set of stolen diamonds from the local mafia only to be hampered by persistent police detectives,...

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  • 2005
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    Jane Doe: Til Death Do Us Part

    Jane Doe: Til Death Do Us Part

    5.9 2005 HD

    When a ruthless arms Kingpin stages an ingenious escape from prison, Jane Doe and Frank Darnell, NSA head, realize he's bent on a vengeance killin....

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  • 1989
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    Hit List

    Hit List

    6 1989 HD

    A family man and a mob witness hunt for a hit-man who has mistakenly kidnapped the family man's son.

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  • 1978
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    Paradise Alley

    Paradise Alley

    5.8 1978 HD

    Three Italian-American brothers, living in the slums of 1940's New York City, try to help each other with one's wrestling career using one brother's...

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  • 1990
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    Bar Girls

    Bar Girls

    1 1990 HD

    Failed series pilot about a pair of mismatched law partners who struggle to stay ahead of their creditors.

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  • 1980
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    Defiance

    Defiance

    6.3 1980 HD

    Tommy takes up temporary housing in a New York neighborhood plagued by a violent gang called the Souls. Tommy is waiting for his next assignment as a...

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  • 1997
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    Night Vision

    Night Vision

    5.8 1997 HD

    A psycho serial killer who videotapes each of his bloody conquests is on the loose, and it's up to alcoholic motorcycle cop Dak and his new...

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  • 1983
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    Eureka

    Eureka

    5.2 1983 HD

    An Alaskan gold prospector lives in luxury with his family on an island which gangsters want.

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  • 1993
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    Blindsided

    Blindsided

    3 1993 HD

    An ex-cop is temporarily blinded when he steals cash from a money laundering operations. While recuperating in Mexico, the thief falls in love with a...

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  • 1980
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    Maniac

    Maniac

    6.447 1980 HD

    A psychotic man, troubled by his childhood abuse, loose in NYC, kills young women and local girl American models and takes their scalps as trophies.

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  • 1983
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    Emergency Room

    Emergency Room

    1 1983 HD

    An ER doctor divides her time between saving lives, playing hospital politics, and juggling a love affair with a fellow doctor.

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  • 1996
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    Uncle Sam

    Uncle Sam

    4.9 1996 HD

    It's Fourth of July Weekend, and the recently discovered corpse of Sgt. Sam Harper rises from the dead to punish the unpatriotic.

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  • 2014
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    The Expendables 3

    The Expendables 3

    6.219 2014 HD

    Barney, Christmas and the rest of the team comes face-to-face with Conrad Stonebanks, who years ago co-founded The Expendables with Barney....

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  • 1983
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    The Big Score

    The Big Score

    5 1983 HD

    A narcotics detective, played by Fred Williamson, lets nothing stand in the way of his bringing down a major drug dealer. After a bust gone awry,...

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  • 2013
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    The Outsider - The Cinema of Antonio Margheriti

    The Outsider - The Cinema of Antonio Margheriti

    6 2013 HD

    Documentary on the life and films of Antonio Margheriti.

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  • 1982
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    Young Doctors in Love

    Young Doctors in Love

    5.2 1982 HD

    An 'Airplane!'-style spoof of hospital soap operas—a brilliant young trainee can't stand the sight of blood; a doctor romances the head nurse...

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  • 1980
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    Marilyn: The Untold Story

    Marilyn: The Untold Story

    8.2 1980 HD

    The story of the life and times of the legendary Hollywood blonde bombshell, Marilyn Monroe, from her meteoric rise to stardom to her marriages and...

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  • 1988
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    Cameron's Closet

    Cameron's Closet

    4.8 1988 HD

    A father who experiments with his son's psychokinetic powers is unaware that these experiments have released a demon from hell which lives in his...

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  • 1976
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    Rocky

    Rocky

    7.8 1976 HD

    An uneducated collector for a Philadelphia loan shark is given a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity to fight against the world heavyweight boxing...

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  • 1980
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    American Gigolo

    American Gigolo

    6.1 1980 HD

    Julian makes a lucrative living as an escort to older women in the Los Angeles area. He begins a relationship with Michelle, a local politician's...

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  • 1999
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    Black and White

    Black and White

    4.7 1999 HD

    Rich Bower is an up-and-coming star in the hip-hop world. Everyone wants to be around him, including Raven and her fellow upper-class white high...

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  • 1994
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    Another Midnight Run

    Another Midnight Run

    6.6 1994 HD

    Jack Walsh tries to track down two of the top con-artists around. But they know every trick in the book and Jack has trouble bringing them back to LA...

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  • 2011
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    Tower Heist

    Tower Heist

    6.103 2011 HD

    A luxury condo manager leads a staff of workers to seek payback on the Wall Street swindler who defrauded them. With only days until the billionaire...

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  • 1993
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    Casualties of Love: The Long Island Lolita Story

    Casualties of Love: The Long Island Lolita Story

    5.7 1993 HD

    Joey Buttafuoco's story, of how a sexy, possessive young girl destroyed his life by telling her friends the two are lovers, and then shooting his...

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  • 1989
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    Relentless

    Relentless

    5.4 1989 HD

    Two Los Angeles police detectives hunt for a serial killer who randomly chooses his victims from a phone directory.

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  • 1990
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    Maniac Cop 2

    Maniac Cop 2

    5.873 1990 HD

    After being framed by corrupt superiors and brutally assaulted in prison, Officer Matt Cordell teams up with a vicious serial killer to track down...

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  • 1977
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    Sorcerer

    Sorcerer

    7.4 1977 HD

    Four men from different parts of the globe, all hiding from their pasts in the same remote South American town, agree to risk their lives...

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  • 1989
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    The Cover Girl and the Cop

    The Cover Girl and the Cop

    3 1989 HD

    Julia Duffy is the cover girl and Dinah Manoff the cop in this made-for-TV contrivance.

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  • 2015
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    Creed

    Creed

    7.411 2015 HD

    The former World Heavyweight Champion Rocky Balboa serves as a trainer and mentor to Adonis Johnson, the son of his late friend and former rival...

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  • 2002
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    On the Edge

    On the Edge

    2.7 2002 HD

    Dakota Smith is an ex-cop and former private eye with a proclivity for community service. When a young basketball player entangles himself with drug...

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  • 1994
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    Seduce Me: Pamela Principle 2

    Seduce Me: Pamela Principle 2

    5 1994 HD

    Charles is bored with being a wealthy, successful architect. He takes a temporary job photographing undressed women and falls for Pamela. His wife,...

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  • 1992
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    The Pamela Principle

    The Pamela Principle

    4.6 1992 HD

    Pamela is a young actress who has moved into New York City from the midwest. She meets up with Carl who is middle-aged tailor of women's clothings...

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  • 2018
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    King Cohen: The Wild World of Filmmaker Larry Cohen

    King Cohen: The Wild World of Filmmaker Larry Cohen

    6.6 2018 HD

    A feature-length documentary focusing on the acclaimed work and eclectic career of maverick filmmaker Larry Cohen, writer-director of "Black Caesar,"...

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  • 1983
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    Flashdance

    Flashdance

    6.5 1983 HD

    Alex Owens, a teen juggling between two odd jobs, aspires to become a successful ballet dancer. Nick, who is her boss and lover, supports and...

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  • 1996
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    Original Gangstas

    Original Gangstas

    5.6 1996 HD

    A violent street gang, the Rebels, rule the streets of Gary, Indiana. The Rebels shoot Marvin Bookman, a store-keeper, for giving the police...

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  • 1993
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    Mirror Images II

    Mirror Images II

    4.5 1993 HD

    Shannon Whirry stars as Carrie and Terrie, a pair of twins who were separated in youth when their father murdered their mother and was in turn killed...

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  • 1991
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    Steel and Lace

    Steel and Lace

    5 1991 HD

    After her attackers go free, Gaily Morton, the victim of a vicious assault, commits suicide. Her vengeful brother, brilliant robotics engineer and...

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  • 1992
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    In the Shadow of a Killer

    In the Shadow of a Killer

    1 1992 HD

    Courtroom drama involving the mafia inspired by true events.

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  • 1997
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    Donnie Brasco

    Donnie Brasco

    7.539 1997 HD

    An FBI undercover agent infiltrates the mob and identifies more with the mafia life at the expense of his regular one.

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  • 1989
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    Lock Up

    Lock Up

    6.807 1989 HD

    Frank Leone is nearing the end of his prison term for a relatively minor crime. Just before he is paroled, however, Warden Drumgoole takes charge....

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  • 2013
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    Grudge Match

    Grudge Match

    6.1 2013 HD

    A pair of aging boxing rivals are coaxed out of retirement to fight one final bout -- 30 years after their last match.

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  • 1986
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    The Messenger

    The Messenger

    5.2 1986 HD

    When his girlfriend dies of a drug overdose, a former Green Beret decides to take vengeance on the drug gangs responsible for her death.

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  • 1992
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    Ring of the Musketeers

    Ring of the Musketeers

    4.7 1992 HD

    Modern day "Musketeers" attempt to become protectors of the inocent. While the biking trio rescue kindnapped children, guard witnesses, and chase...

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  • 2001
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    Double Take

    Double Take

    5.541 2001 HD

    A man on the run takes another man's passport, only to find himself stuck with the identity of a street hustler.

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  • 2008
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    Final Approach

    Final Approach

    5.2 2008 HD

    FBI hostage rescue team leader Jack Bender has been sacked for not being a team player, and months later he finds himself in the ultimate hostage...

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  • 2004
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    The Whole Ten Yards

    The Whole Ten Yards

    5.7 2004 HD

    Jimmy "The Tulip" Tudeski now spends his days compulsively cleaning his house and perfecting his culinary skills with his wife, Jill, a purported...

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  • 1996
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    The Cottonwood

    The Cottonwood

    1 1996 HD

    Four friends get three million dollars and decide to construct a screenplay of 52 stolen scenes from the greatest movies ever made.

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  • 1984
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    Beverly Hills Cop

    Beverly Hills Cop

    7.2 1984 HD

    Fast-talking, quick-thinking Detroit street cop Axel Foley has bent more than a few rules and regs in his time, but when his best friend is murdered,...

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  • 1987
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    Beverly Hills Cop II

    Beverly Hills Cop II

    6.5 1987 HD

    Axel Foley returns to the land of sunshine and palm trees to investigate the near-fatal shooting of police Captain Andrew Bogomil. With the help of...

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  • 1986
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    Top Gun

    Top Gun

    7.1 1986 HD

    For Lieutenant Pete 'Maverick' Mitchell and his friend and co-pilot Nick 'Goose' Bradshaw, being accepted into an elite training school for fighter...

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  • 1991
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    29th Street

    29th Street

    7 1991 HD

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  • 1991
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    29th Street

    29th Street

    7 1991 HD

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  • 1982
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    Knight Rider

    Knight Rider

    7.549 1982 HD

    Michael Long, an undercover police officer, is shot while investigating a case and left for dead by his assailants. He is rescued by Wilton Knight, a...

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  • 1984
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    Airwolf

    Airwolf

    7.5 1984 HD

    As part of a deal with an intelligence agency to look for his missing brother, a renegade pilot goes on missions with an advanced battle helicopter.

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  • 1973
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    Kojak

    Kojak

    6.9 1973 HD

    A bald, lollipop sucking police detective with a fiery righteous attitude battles crime in New York City.

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  • 1986
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    Matlock

    Matlock

    7.2 1986 HD

    Matlock is an American television legal drama, starring Andy Griffith in the title role of criminal defense attorney Ben Matlock. The show, produced...

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  • 1997
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    The Tony Danza Show

    The Tony Danza Show

    4 1997 HD

    The Tony Danza Show is an American sitcom starring Tony Danza, Majandra Delfino, Dean Stockwell, Ashley Malinger, María Canals, and Shaun...

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  • 1973
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    Kojak

    Kojak

    6.9 1973 HD

    A bald, lollipop sucking police detective with a fiery righteous attitude battles crime in New York City.

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  • 1984
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    Miami Vice

    Miami Vice

    7.468 1984 HD

    The story of the Miami Police Department's vice squad and its efforts to end drug trafficking and prostitution, centered on the unlikely partnership...

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  • 1995
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    The Single Guy

    The Single Guy

    6.3 1995 HD

    The Single Guy is an American television sitcom

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