An Interview with Writer/Director Albert Acosta
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Dollar Girl (2008)
Carla Knight is a college senior, a beautiful girl from a small rural town. Her scholarship denied, Carla out of necessity becomes a nightclub stripper in order to pay her tuition. One night after leaving the club, she is raped. Carla gets her revenge on the rapist by killing him, which impresses her employer. The strip club owner tells his boss about Carla, who then approaches her about becoming a contract killer for the mob
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Carla Knight is a college senior, a beautiful girl from a small rural town. Her scholarship denied, Carla out of necessity becomes a nightclub stripper in order to pay her tuition. One night after leaving the club, she is raped. Carla gets her revenge on the rapist by killing him, which impresses her employer. The strip club owner tells his boss about Carla, who then approaches her about becoming a contract killer for the mob
Rating:R
Genre:Action, Crime, Drama, Thriller
Written By:Jack Heape
In Theaters:12/21/2008
Box Office:
Runtime:108 minutes
Studio:Hobo Productions
Cast
Jack Heape
Director
Regan Deal
Carla Knight
Todd Cannon
Daryll Hall
Chris Norris
Chris Foley
Corina Oliveria
Catherine Moore
Rachael Cornwall
Lori Mateese
Jennifer Tarrant
Cheryl Rogers
Al Eckert
Mr. C
June Holstrum
Gertrude Graham
Richard Anthony Farrell
Leonard 'Bubba' Sykes
Ernest 'Scooby' Rogers
Jim Sizemore
John Bates
Tony Gambino
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