The Pick up Artist (film)

The Pickup Artist is a 1987 American romanticcomedy film written and directed by James Toback, starring Molly Ringwald and Robert Downey Jr.

Randy is too busy for romance, trying to keep her alcoholic gambler father, Flash Jensen, out of harms way. Jacks persistence soon pays off when he offers to help rescue Randys dad from the mob.James Toback wrote the film for Warren Beatty who liked the script but was reluctant to play a character driven by his erotic compulsions. Toback then considered Robert de Niro but ultimately decided the role should be played by a younger actor. ........

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