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Pure Danger (1996)

Pure Danger poster
Directed by
C. Thomas Howell
Genre
thriller film
Country
United States
Runtime
1h 39m
Rating
4.2 of 10 from 6 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb

How it feels

An ex-con cook and a waitress find stolen diamonds and must flee from two rival gangs who want them back. The gangs are led by a mafioso and his African-American rival.

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What happens

Pure Danger is a 1996 action film starring and directed by C. Thomas Howell. It co-stars Teri Ann Linn, Michael Russo, Marcus Chong and Leon. The story concerns an ex-con cook (Howell) and a waitress (Linn) who happen upon stolen diamonds, and find themselves on the run from the two gangs looking to get them back, respectively led by a mafioso (Russo) and his African-American rival (Leon). (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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