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Pound of Flesh (2011)
Noah Melville, a popular college professor and confirmed sensualist, provides scholarships for gorgeous college girls through an escort service, whose satisfied clients include the chairman of the school board, the chief of police, and even the mayor of their idyllic college town. When a young woman's dead body is found near the campus, the moralistic new detective in town, Patrick Kelly, investigates, leading him to the professor. Exposed, Noah must leave his devoted wife and daughter and flee the law. Kelly, for his own reasons, takes the law into his own hands to bring Noah to justice. Their deadly showdown has a surprising result.
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Noah Melville, a popular college professor and confirmed sensualist, provides scholarships for gorgeous college girls through an escort service, whose satisfied clients include the chairman of the school board, the chief of police, and even the mayor of their idyllic college town. When a young woman's dead body is found near the campus, the moralistic new detective in town, Patrick Kelly, investigates, leading him to the professor. Exposed, Noah must leave his devoted wife and daughter and flee the law. Kelly, for his own reasons, takes the law into his own hands to bring Noah to justice. Their deadly showdown has a surprising result.
Rating:R
Genre:Drama, Comedy, Thriller
Written By:Tamar Simon Hoffs
In Theaters:4/29/2011
Box Office:
Runtime:97 minutes
Studio:The Park Entertainment, Gloaming Way Productions, Liquid Films, Rock 'n Read Productions
Cast
Tamar Simon Hoffs
Director
Malcolm McDowell
Professor Noah Melville
Angus Macfadyen
Detective Patrick Kelly
Elizabeth Rodriguez
Sgt. Rebecca Ferraro
Timothy Bottoms
Cameron Morris
Bellamy Young
Daniella Melville
Taryn Southern
Dyonesia Cosa
Whitney Able
Rachel Fry
Lilly McDowell
Evelyn Scott
Sean McCarthy
Professor John Anders
Ashley Wren Collins
Marina Carlson
Dee Wallace
Dean Jean Clark
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