Amateur
Amateur
Amateur
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1994
1h 45m
6.2(100 votes)
Crime
Comedy
Drama
Thriller

Overview

A man wakes up in an alley, bleeding and with no memory of who he is. He stumbles into a coffee shop and is befriended by a charitable ex-nun who is failing in her attempts to write marketable pornography.

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UGC
American Playhouse
La Sept Cinéma
Channel Four Films

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Cast & Crew

32 members
Acting

Isabelle Huppert

Isabelle

Isabelle Huppert
Acting

Martin Donovan

Thomas Ludens

Martin Donovan
Acting

Elina Löwensohn

Sofia Ludens

Elina Löwensohn
Acting

Damian Young

Edward, Jaque's Accountant

Damian Young
Acting

Chuck Montgomery

Jan, Jaque's Goon

Chuck Montgomery
Acting

Dave Simonds

Kurt, Jaque's Goon

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Acting

Pamela Stewart

Officer Patsy Melville

Pamela Stewart
Acting

Erica Gimpel

Irate Woman

Erica Gimpel
Acting

Jan Leslie Harding

Waitress

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Terry Alexander

Frank, the Cook

Terry Alexander
Acting

Holt McCallany

Usher

Holt McCallany
Acting

Hugh Palmer

Warren

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Michael Imperioli

Doorman at Club

Michael Imperioli
Acting

Angel Caban

Detective

Angel Caban
Acting

Emmanuel Xuereb

Bartender

Emmanuel Xuereb
Acting

Lennie Loftin

Taxi Driver

Lennie Loftin
Acting

David Greenspan

George , the Pornographer

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Acting

Adria Tennor

Kid reading 'The Odyssey'

Adria Tennor
Acting

Parker Posey

Girl Squatter

Parker Posey
Acting

Dwight Ewell

Boy Squatter

Dwight Ewell
Acting

Currie Graham

Video Store Clerk

Currie Graham
Acting

Jamie Harrold

Pizza Guy

Jamie Harrold
Acting

Patricia Scanlon

Young Irate Mother

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Acting

James McCauley

Policeman

James McCauley
Acting

Benny Nieves

Policeman

Benny Nieves
Acting

David Troup

Guard

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Acting

Tim Blake Nelson

Young Detective

Tim Blake Nelson
Acting

Marissa Copeland

Sister at Door

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Acting

Dael Orlandersmith

Mother Superior

No Image
Acting

Michael Gaston

Sharpshooter

Michael Gaston
Acting

Paul Schulze

Cop Who Shoots Thomas

Paul Schulze
Acting

Anna Thomson

Irate Woman's Friend (uncredited)

Anna Thomson

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