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Desperation Rising(1989)
Status: Released
Date: 1989-01-01
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1 Votes
Time: 1h 30m
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Angelo, a drug-pushing gang leader, has a hidden basement room called The Red Room where he keeps women for prostitution. A motivational speaker named Hunt hires one of Angelo's hookers and ends up in deep shit. When someone seeks revenge against Angelo, bullets whiz, roundhouse kicks fly, and Hunt uses his powers of motivation to rally Angelo's prostitutes into a gang war.
Languages: English.
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United States of America
Movie: Desperation Rising
Top 3 Billed Cast
Nick Cassavetes
Tony Sarchuzi
Kimberly Hyde
Lady Godiva
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Angelo, a drug-pushing gang leader, has a hidden basement room called The Red Room where he keeps women for prostitution. A motivational speaker named Hunt hires one of Angelo's hookers and ends up in deep shit. When someone seeks revenge against Angelo, bullets whiz, roundhouse kicks fly, and Hunt uses his powers of motivation to rally Angelo's prostitutes into a gang war.
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1989-01-01
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