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Scam

  • TV Movie
  • 1993
  • R
  • 1h 42m
IMDb RATING
5.4/10
438
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Scam (1993)
CrimeDrama

Maggie Rohrer makes a living scamming gullible men in Miami Beach, but she meets her match in Jack Shanks, a man who who turns the tables on her, and drags her into a far more elaborate plot... Read allMaggie Rohrer makes a living scamming gullible men in Miami Beach, but she meets her match in Jack Shanks, a man who who turns the tables on her, and drags her into a far more elaborate plot blackmailing a crime lord.Maggie Rohrer makes a living scamming gullible men in Miami Beach, but she meets her match in Jack Shanks, a man who who turns the tables on her, and drags her into a far more elaborate plot blackmailing a crime lord.

  • Director
    • John Flynn
  • Writer
    • Craig Smith
  • Stars
    • Christopher Walken
    • Lorraine Bracco
    • Miguel Ferrer
  • See production info at IMDbPro
  • IMDb RATING
    5.4/10
    438
    YOUR RATING
    • Director
      • John Flynn
    • Writer
      • Craig Smith
    • Stars
      • Christopher Walken
      • Lorraine Bracco
      • Miguel Ferrer
    • 11User reviews
    • 8Critic reviews
  • See production info at IMDbPro
  • See production info at IMDbPro
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    Christopher Walken
    Christopher Walken
    • Jack Shanks
    Lorraine Bracco
    Lorraine Bracco
    • Maggie Rohrer
    Miguel Ferrer
    Miguel Ferrer
    • Barry Landers
    Martin Donovan
    Martin Donovan
    • Gordon Wexler
    James McDaniel
    James McDaniel
    • Daniel Poole
    Daniel von Bargen
    Daniel von Bargen
    • Albert Magliocco
    Erick Avari
    Erick Avari
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    Skipp Sudduth
    • Bob Sarcominia
    Maxi Priest
    Maxi Priest
    • Cab Driver
    James Walker
    • Arthur Hopper
    Edgar Allan Poe IV
    • Artie De Sola
    • (as Edgar Allen Poe IV)
    Rob Fuller
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    Carmen López
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    • (as Carmen Lopez)
    Clarence Thomas
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    Xavier Coronel
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    Sandra Piero
    • Warwick Maid
    Rohan Tulloch
    • Immigration Agent
    Constantine Binda
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    • Director
      • John Flynn
    • Writer
      • Craig Smith
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    7tomo-7

    A Tale of 2 Scammers makes a very watchable TV movie. 7/10

    A quite easy to watch tale of 2 thieves, with that love/hate type relationship between them. Chrisopher Walken stars and is very good as the silent rogue with a scam bigger than he's letting on.
    10jakedvb

    This movie is so underrated!

    Good story, good actors & b grade charm. If you can find it give it a watch and then call me and tell me where I can find a copy!
    10BMallow3000

    Sizzle and Scheme

    This old gem is still as good as I remember. Set in Miami and mostly Jamaica, it reminds me a lot of Miami Vice. I kept wanting this movie to go from the crime drama genre to romance genre. The two main actors (Lorraine Bracco and Christopher Walken) sizzle together when they aren't scamming or fighting for their lives. Watching these two is just as exciting as watching all the schemes hatch. I could not tell if they had ever done the deed in the movie or not, or if they stopped short of it. Having read the personal struggles that Lorraine Bracco was going through during filming I think she did a great job. She seemed like a natural.
    10manuel-pestalozzi

    Well paced, funny, suspenseful – excellent entertainment

    Watching this little movie is a sheer delight from start to finish. The story is always entertaining, the tension never loosing up. The whole cast is wonderful. The teaming of Walken and Bracco works to perfection, it is almost like an echo of a classic screwball romance. Bracco is very sexy and really funny as the scam artist who fights for her independence. For some reason they gave Walken a very strange make up and the weirdest haircut I can imagine – it's sort of a parody of the one Burt Lancaster had in Elmer Gantry. For me it added to the pleasure. It's the first movie I saw Miguel Ferrer in, probably one of the most under-appreciated movie actors of his generation. He's very good in a small role as Bracco's pimp. Even the Jamaican thugs are a sight to behold. I can highly recommend this movie.
    5pro-andy

    Great because of Christopher Walken

    This film was a great TV-film. Great acting by Christopher Walken (as usual) and Miguel Ferrer. Lorraine Bracco was OK. This film had many surprises. It was entertaining all the time. Great film for a night at home.Great acting,great story and as I said many surprises make this movie to a very good one. If Christopher Walken would not have taken this role I think Chazz Palmintieri or perhaps Mel Gibson should have been good as Jack Shanks.

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      Director John Flynn, in an interview, said of the production: ''...it was just another assignment. Showtime's executives liked 'Nails' so much they immediately offered me 'Scam'. We shot most of it in Jamaica. It was a privilege to work with Chris Walken. What a fine actor he is. Miguel Ferrer and Martin Donovan are also first-rate talents, but Lorraine Bracco was clinically depressed at the time, having trouble with her boyfriend Edward James Olmos and her ex-husband Harvey Keitel. So Lorraine wasn't at the top of her game in 'Scam'.''
    • Connections
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    • Soundtracks
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      Written by D. Morales / M. Elliot / H. Tucker / M. Bennett

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    Details

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    • Release date
      • May 22, 1993 (United States)
    • Country of origin
      • United States
    • Language
      • English
    • Also known as
      • Miami Affairs
    • Filming locations
      • Miami, Florida, USA
    • Production company
      • Viacom Productions
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    • Runtime
      • 1h 42m(102 min)
    • Color
      • Color
    • Sound mix
      • Dolby
    • Aspect ratio
      • 1.85 : 1

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