Genuine Risk

1990
R
1h 30m

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Terence Stamp, Peter Berg, and Michelle Johnson in Genuine Risk (1990)

A gambler is recruited by his friend to work as a collector for a cold and vicious mobster.A gambler is recruited by his friend to work as a collector for a cold and vicious mobster.A gambler is recruited by his friend to work as a collector for a cold and vicious mobster.

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4.8/10

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Trivia
In 1980, Genuine Risk, the horse, was the first filly to win the Kentucky Derby since 1915.

Soundtracks
THERE'S AN ANGEL IN MY LIFE
Performed by Darryl Jensen
Written & Produced by Deborah Holland
Published by Animal Logic Music, Inc./Big Biscuit Music (ASCAP)

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7/10

Likable characters in a noirish thriller with laughs ..........

M.K. Harris and Peter Berg are low level thugs for mobster boss Terrence Stamp in "Genuine Risk", a very entertaining film indeed. Berg is the horse racing degenerate, recruited into crime by his good friend Harris. After Berg is "checked out" in the local bar for her boyfriend Stamp, a torrid affair between Berg and the mobster's trollop, Michelle Johnson, commences.. "Genuine Risk" is an unusual mix of violence and humor, although I never felt the movie was intended as "dark comedy". Our hero, Berg, takes some serious punishment, from Sid Haig playing a bookmaker, in a minor role. This is a truly surprising sleeper, featuring likable characters, a slightly off kilter story, and a fairly outrageous conclusion. Recommended for admirers of the genre. - MERK