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Vice Squad (1982)

Vice Squad poster
Directed by
Gary Sherman
Genre
drama film, action film, thriller film
Country
United States
Runtime
1h 37m
Rated
R
Rating
6.2 of 10 from 92 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb

How it feels

A businesswoman who has become a prostitute is forced to help the police catch a murderous pimp in Los Angeles. The killer pursues her through the city's seedy underground.

grittytensesuspensefulurbandarkrawexploitativehard-boiled

What happens

Vice Squad is a 1982 American crime thriller film directed by Gary A. Sherman and starring Season Hubley, Gary Swanson and Wings Hauser. Its plot follows a businesswoman-turned-prostitute (Hubley) who is enlisted by the Los Angeles Police Department to help apprehend a homicidal pimp (Hauser). The film was released by Avco Embassy Pictures on January 22, 1982. It received mixed reviews, but was a commercial success, and has developed a cult following. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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