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Dirty Little Trick

  • 2011
  • Not Rated
  • 1h 28m
IMDb RATING
3.7/10
565
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Michael Madsen, Dean Cain, and Christie Burson in Dirty Little Trick (2011)
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Sarah "the dirty little bitch" pulls a dirty little trick on Danny, using Peter, while attempting to pin it on Michael. But it all falls apart when Michael realizes he's been set up.Sarah "the dirty little bitch" pulls a dirty little trick on Danny, using Peter, while attempting to pin it on Michael. But it all falls apart when Michael realizes he's been set up.Sarah "the dirty little bitch" pulls a dirty little trick on Danny, using Peter, while attempting to pin it on Michael. But it all falls apart when Michael realizes he's been set up.

  • Director
    • Brian Skiba
  • Writers
    • Michael Z. Gordon
    • Michael Legge
  • Stars
    • Dean Cain
    • Christie Burson
    • Michael Madsen
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  • IMDb RATING
    3.7/10
    565
    YOUR RATING
    • Director
      • Brian Skiba
    • Writers
      • Michael Z. Gordon
      • Michael Legge
    • Stars
      • Dean Cain
      • Christie Burson
      • Michael Madsen
    • 12User reviews
    • 5Critic reviews
  • See production info at IMDbPro
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    Dean Cain
    Dean Cain
    • Michael
    Christie Burson
    Christie Burson
    • Sarah…
    Michael Madsen
    Michael Madsen
    • Vito
    Joe Jones
    • Danny DeMarco
    Tiffany Shepis
    Tiffany Shepis
    • Kelly
    Jessica Duffy
    Jessica Duffy
    • Amber
    Brian Ronalds
    Brian Ronalds
    • Jimmy T
    Dean Matthew Ronalds
    Dean Matthew Ronalds
    • Peter
    • (as Dean Ronalds)
    Dominic Ross
    Dominic Ross
    • Detective Wiliams
    Laurie Love
    Laurie Love
    • Detective Rogers
    Nicola Victoria Buck
    Nicola Victoria Buck
    • Waitress
    • (as Nicola Buck)
    Mario Lanza
    • Richie
    Greg Seki
    Kevin Berman
    Kevin Berman
    Kevin Berman
    Bruce Nelson
    • Bus Station Ticket Agent
    Ceri Bethan
    Ceri Bethan
    • Michael's Girlfriend
    Emily Heap
    • Director
      • Brian Skiba
    • Writers
      • Michael Z. Gordon
      • Michael Legge
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    User reviews12

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    5cosmo_tiger

    A movie with the feel of a cheesy 80's action movie. Not good at all but it is entertaining. Worth watching. I say B-

    "Once you go down this road there ain't no coming back." Michael (Cain) is driving home when he sees the beautiful Sarah (Burson) hitchhiking. He stops to pick her up and his life is thrown into chaos. I have to start by saying that this is not an amazing movie at all. It's not even technically a good movie, but it is an entertaining movie. There have been a few movies recently (Take Me Home Tonight is the main example) that have tried to have the feel of a movie set in the 80's. Most come off as trying too hard. I don't know if this movie was trying or not but it definitely had the feel of a very cheesy low budget 80's movie. The effects were bad and even the plot seemed to be a throw back. If you judge the movie based on effects and acting this is terrible. If you judge it based on entertainment and watch-ability it's not that bad. There are much worse ways to spend 90 minutes of your life. Overall, not good at all, but it is entertaining. I give it a B-.
    10dburnett831

    I really liked this movie

    Went to see this movie on a rainy day.

    I was unexpectedly surprised.

    The action and acting was fun and interesting and I enjoyed the whole experience.

    If I had to criticize anything, it would be the directing. Otherwise, as a low budget movie, it really captured my attention.

    I hope this movie makes it to video.

    Dean Cain wasn't exactly at his peak, but he did a fairly good job.

    Michael Madsen was his usual obnoxious self, but he managed to get through the movie without saying the f word 14 times.

    As always, Madsen was fun!
    9babyhayhayrocks

    Underrated

    One of the better low budget films I have seen in the recent past. The acting was pretty well rounded and the story line was what the movie needed to make it shine from its low-budget foundations. I personally love movies based on real events, and this one makes it to my list of those that I love so much. For me, this movie was the perfect break from mainstream movies and really was a fun hour and a half. Cain especially finds a way to make these little movies like these shine bright, and contributed both to the value of the story line and to the value of the acting skill pool. While the industry is dwindling, I do not imagine seeing many more of these low-budgets in the future. If the industry ever truly dies I'll be able to look back at this and remember what it is like for everyday writers and actors to be able to put forth emotion and thoughts onto screen without high budget studios and higher tier production value. 250 Million dollar movies are NOT the only films worth viewing. I only wish to see more like this!
    rightwingisevil

    Another bad B movie---Again!

    Well, I just couldn't go on watching this horribly scripted B movie after 20 minutes. I just want to avoid the viewing situation or status going from bad to worse then to the worst when Michael Madsen started to show his face on the screen. There are several iconic representatives of really bad B movies, and M.M. is on the top of such list. Again, this movie started with a guy who's supposed to be a nice and decent guy picked up a mysterious skinny young woman in the middle of nowhere of the wild remote desert countryside, maybe in New Mexico, Arizona, Nevada, or what? Texas? Since the reasons and the possibilities of why and how these two characters would appear alone by himself or by herself in the middle of nowhere are usually the trademark of a badly scripted B movie, then you started to lose your patience. And then, the camera focused twice in macro on the kitchen knives so readily hinted something bad gonna happen, even the young female stranger asked the guy to use his apartment's shower and he ordered a pizza delivered to his residence while she's in the shower, then the guy gawked at her wet toweled body and swallowed....now, my friend, it's the time to bail out and reject the DVD before everything turned so stupid and so contrite like a bad B movie could always ruin your day or night when you tried so hard to get a peaceful home and couch warming time. This was where and when I bailed out as always. I could always leave the boring and absent-minded Michael Madsen in the DVD instead of on the monitor. Amen!
    3Allen-Uncle-Mont-Williams

    The Most Well Edited Piece Of Crap I've Ever Seen...

    They should have just called this movie "The Idiots Club"....Because every male in the story had an IQ at about an 85...Each...I mean it....Every single guy in this movie has got to be the stupidest characters ever created by a screen writer....

    The main story and all its character's back stories sucked....Everything in this film felt rushed.....And left very little to the imagination....

    On the other hand....The way the film was Edited was absolutely brilliant....Several different characters with their own back stories....All connected in some form or another to a mysterious young girl.....

    The Editor really did a wonderful job putting this film together....It was like watching someone solve a Rubix-Cube before my very eyes....

    This is the most well edited piece of crap I have ever seen....And that's all there is too it....

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    • Trivia
      This films is based upon a true story of what happened to Michael Legge, one of the writers, as he was on his way to a meeting with producer, Michael Z. Gordon. The purpose of the meeting was to discuss possible ideas for a new screenplay. After hearing Legge's bizarre experience on his way to the restaurant, Gordon looked at him and said, "There's you story!" Three weeks later, this script was born.
    • Soundtracks
      Dirty Little Trick
      Written by Sean Daniel Gordon

      Performed by The Marketts

      Courtesy of MCA Records

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    Details

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    • Release date
      • November 8, 2011 (United States)
    • Country of origin
      • United States
    • Official site
      • Official site
    • Language
      • English
    • Also known as
      • Kirli Oyun
    • Filming locations
      • Phoenix, Arizona, USA
    • Production companies
      • Americana Films
      • Americana Productions
      • My Own Worst Enemy
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    • Budget
      • $1,000,000 (estimated)
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    • Runtime
      1 hour 28 minutes
    • Color
      • Color
    • Sound mix
      • Dolby Digital
    • Aspect ratio
      • 1.78 : 1

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