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Prime Risk

1985 American film

Prime Risk is a 1985 thriller film directed by Michael Farkas and starring Lee Montgomery and Toni Hudson.

01Plot summary

A female engineer, with the assistance of her pilot-wannabe male friend, discovers a way to rip off automated teller machines, but in doing so stumbles upon a plot to destroy the U.S. monetary system.

02Cast

  • Lee Montgomery as Michael Fox
  • Toni Hudson as Julie Collins
  • Sam Bottoms as Bill Yeoman (as Samuel Bottoms)
  • Clu Gulager as Paul Minsky
  • Keenan Wynn as Dr. Lasser
  • Lois Hall as Dr. Holt
  • Rick Rakowski as John
  • John Lykes as Vance
  • James O'Connell as Terry Franklin
  • Randy Pearlman as Ed Harrington
  • Timothy Rice as Albert Fishburn
  • Roy Stuart as Mr. Fox
  • Helen Duffy as Mrs. Fox
  • Christopher Murphy as Tony Nelson
  • Caron Tate as Bank Teller
  • Cathey Paine as Mall Administrator
  • Art Scholl as Flight Instructor
  • Rick Warner as Flight Desk Attendant
  • Biff Yeager as Policeman #1
  • Tony Roque as Policeman #2
  • Dale Stein as EMC Receptionist
  • Bruce Elliott as Bank Assistant
  • Michael Willis as Teller Serviceman
  • Carol Bennett as Account's Secretary
  • Dick Valentine as Teller Line Customer
  • Carey Scott as Teller Line Kid
  • Bruce Myers as Parking Lot Teen
  • James Reed as Party Guest #1
  • Gary E. Barlough as Party Guest #2
  • Steve Belin as Spy Technician
  • Leigh Drake as Spy Security Officer
  • Dean Noble as Spy Pilot
  • Doug Roberts as Pilot on Taxiway
  • Erica Todd as FBI Receprionist
  • Dick Spangler as News Anchorman
  • Brown Cardwell as Field Reporter
  • Ron Lombard as TV Viewer
  • Tony Clay as Sweep Team Leader
  • Patricia McPherson as Federal Reserve Executive
  • Mark DeFrain as Federal Reserve Assistant
  • Greg McCullough as Gardener #1
  • David Seal as Gardener #2

03Reception and impact

In a 2017 interview, Hudson commented that she only briefly gave a thought about the film's correlation to the Great Recession.

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