Genuine Risk (film)
| Genuine Risk | |
|---|---|
| Directed by | Kurt Voss |
| Starring | Terence Stamp Peter Berg |
| Music by | Deborah Holland |
Production company | I.R.S. Media |
Release date |
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Running time | 90 minutes |
| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
Genuine Risk is a 1990 American crime thriller film directed by Kurt Voss and starring Terence Stamp and Peter Berg.
Plot
A young, naive gambler is recruited by his friend to work for a former 60s pop star turned cold and vicious mobster. Things get even more heated when the mobster's girlfriend comes between the two men.
Cast
- Terence Stamp as Paul Hellwart
- Peter Berg as Henry
- Michelle Johnson as Girl
- Michael Harris as Cowboy Jack
- Theodore Wilson as Billy
- Sid Haig as Curly
- Max Perlich as Chris Wood
- Hal Shafer as Loren
Reception
Michael Wilmington of the Los Angeles Times gave the film a negative review and wrote, "The people who made Genuine Risk would probably like us to believe they’re taking a few risks themselves. But they aren’t."[1]
TV Guide also gave the film a negative review: "It's a no-frills thriller with all the basic ingredients but no flavor."[2]
Rose Thompson of Radio Times awarded the film two stars out of five.[3]
References
- ^ Wilmington, Michael (December 7, 1990). "MOVIE REVIEW : Kurt Voss' 'Genuine Risk' Doesn't Take Very Many". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved April 25, 2023.
- ^ "Genuine Risk Reviews". TV Guide. Retrieved April 25, 2023.
- ^ Thompson, Rose. "Genuine Risk". Radio Times. Retrieved April 25, 2023.