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Tricks of the Trade (1988) Characters, Setting & Themes Explained
- Release, runtime and language
- 1988 · 100 mins · English
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- Directed by
- Jack Bender
- Starring
- Cindy Williams, Chris Mulkey, Jack Nance, John Ritter, Armin Shimerman, Scott Paulin
After her perfect husband is killed in a prostitute’s apartment, Beverly Hills homemaker Catherine is devastated but vows justice. She teams up with Marla, the Hollywood sex worker who serviced the victim, forming a partnership. Guided by Marla, the duo dives into Los Angeles’s seedier underbelly to track the killer and solve the mystery.
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