Tricks

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Tricks ★★ 1997 (R)

Once a Las Vegas showgirl, Jackie (Rogers) is now a gift shop clerk in Reno, making some extra dough by turning tricks at night. After being beaten by a john, Jackie loses her job and has trouble finding work. Her roommate Sarah (Daly) introduces her to oldtime gangster Big Sam (Walston), who offers to help her get even with the guy who beat her but it's not that easy. 96m/C VHS . Mimi Rogers, Tyne Daly, Ray Walston, Callum Keith Rennie, Kevin McNulty; D: Kenneth Fink; W: Deborah Amelon; C: John Bartley; M: Patrick Seymour. CABLE

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