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American Rickshaw (1990)
After a stripper tricks him into filming a sex tape, Miami rickshaw runner Scott Edwards becomes embroiled in the murder of a televangelist's son when he inadvertently takes the wrong videotape. With the help of the stripper and a witch, Edwards sets out to clear his name while avoiding the assassin dead-set on retrieving the tape.
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After a stripper tricks him into filming a sex tape, Miami rickshaw runner Scott Edwards becomes embroiled in the murder of a televangelist's son when he inadvertently takes the wrong videotape. With the help of the stripper and a witch, Edwards sets out to clear his name while avoiding the assassin dead-set on retrieving the tape.
Rating:R
Genre:Action, Thriller, Horror
Written By:Maria Perrone Capano, Sauro Scavolini
In Theaters:10/6/1990
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Runtime:96 minutes
Studio:National Cinematografica, Dania Film, Medusa Distribuzione
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