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Episode 118: Fifty/Fifty
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“It’s not religion – it’s the onset of senility.”
We take a look at one of the last films made by the legendary Cannon Group, FIFTY/FIFTY (1992) before the company went belly up.
The film stars Robocop and Ted Stryker as a pair of bickering mercenaries hired by the CIA to overthrow a meddlesome dictator.
We’re joined by Cannon aficionado Austin Trunick, author of The Cannon Film Guide, to discuss this under-the-radar gem.
Show notes
Fifty/Fifty (1992)
Director: Charles Martin Smith
Cast: Peter Weller, Robert Hays, Charles Martin Smith
Plot: Two bickering mercenaries are hired by the CIA to overthrow a South East Asian dictator.
Episode 118.
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Fifty/Fifty (1992)
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