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Mobsters lose a million bucks to two women who outsmart them at their own game.
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The Pick-Up (1968)

gritty grindhousesleazy noirgender-flipped hustle

Overview

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Two mob money couriers, Frankie and Tony, have their latest package of $1 million stolen by two con women, Dana and Marcia, in which the men must find the women to recover the money before they become marked men.

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Content warning
sexploitationrediscovered filmroughie
toxic masculinity undonesurvival in criminal underworldssex as weapon and vulnerability

Standout Aspects

Direction

Frost's economical sleaze—every dollar on screen, barely.

Acting

Ursone and Harris steal scenes AND the money, deservedly.

Best for:Solo: Late-night curiosity viewing with zero interruptions.·Rewatch: Spotting Frost's exploitation fingerprints all over it.
Heads up:Sexual Content: Vintage sexploitation content; consent is performative at best.·Violence: Roughie-style roughness, casual misogynist brutality.
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Director

Lee Frost

ReleasedNov 21, 1968
Runtime1h 32m
StatusReleased

Vibe

Pacesteady
Intensitymedium
Tonedark
Feellight
Olympic International Films
Dementia Prod.

Top Cast

John Alderman

John Alderman

Gordon

Maria Lease

Maria Lease

Party Guest in Chair

Robert B. Williams

Robert B. Williams

Sal's Thug

Antoinette Maynard

Antoinette Maynard

Charlie's Starlet

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Cultural

Part of the 'roughie' subgenre that bridged 1960s nudie films and hardcore, often made by the same exploitation crews with rotating pseudonyms.

Trivia

David F. Friedman—who plays Charlie Rosa—was the legendary exploitation producer behind Blood Feast; this was his rare on-screen appearance, essentially playing himself as a sleaze merchant.

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