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Fear City

Fear City

Jul 18, 1984
95 min
DramaCrimeMysteryThriller
5.3/ 10
98 votes

Overview

Strippers in Manhattan are being stalked and murdered by a psycho. A hard-nosed police detective and a conflicted ex-boxer-turned-private-eye, hired by the strip club owners, set out to find him before he strikes again.

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TMDB
5.3/10
98 votes
IMDB
5.7/10
4,597 votes
Rotten Tomatoes
69%
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Budget$4,000,000Production cost
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"No showgirl is safe on the streets of... Fear City."

Status

Released

Original Language

en

Budget

$4,000,000

0

Production Companies

Castle Hill ProductionsRebecca ProductionsZupnik-Curtis Enterprises20th Century Fox

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