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Dead Broke (1998) -- A detective investigates a murder that has taken place outside a debt collection agency in Brooklyn. A motley assortment of suspects includes the employees of the agency.
Dead Broke (1998) -- A detective investigates a murder that has taken place outside a debt collection agency in Brooklyn. A motley assortment of suspects includes the employees of the agency.
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Jayne Deely ... Emily
Kevin Dewey ... Steve
John Glover ... Sam

Jill Hennessy ... Kate

Arthur M. Jolly ... Police Diver

Isabel Keating ... Forensics Specialist

Christopher Lawford ... Joshua
Danny Mastrogiorgio ... Veduccio (as Daniel Mastrogiorgio)

Adam Seth Nelson
Tony Roberts ... Walter
Cheryl Rogers ... Luanne

Patricia Scanlon ... Frankie

Paul Sorvino ... Harvey

Leslie Lewis Sword ... EMT Technician (as Leslie Lewis)

Justin Theroux ... James

Nela Wagman ... Sherry
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Rated R for language, some violence and brief sexuality.
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USA:98 min
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A sleeper goof on film noir., 11 March 2002
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Author: mr_fiore

This flick looked rather predictable and unspectacular at first, but the more I watched the more I laughed. Aside from the fact the I kept seeing one familiar face after another (John Glover, Jill Hennessey, Tony Roberts, etc.)I was beguiled by the way the humor was slipped in, so subtle that one almost wouldn't notice. As I missed the beginning, I really would make the effort to see it in its entirety, and consider it well worth it. Glover is great as the detective, and the amount of times they had to bleep out dialog for the channel I was watching it on only made it funnier. My favorite scene by far concerns the two versions of a story told about the collection agency efforts of one of the female characters- the besieged debtor is verbally torn to pieces by said bill collector, in his version; her version has her engaging him on the phone in just the sweetest, softest way imaginable. There are subplots and subterfuges all over the place, with a conclusion which again contains little glints of humor and a satisfactory result. Worth watching if you come across it at the video store or on the tube, especially if you like goofs on film noir.

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