Delusion (1991 film)

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Delusion
Directed by Carl Colpaert
Written byCarl Colpaert
Kurt Voss
Starring Jennifer Rubin
Jim Metzler
Kyle Secor
Richard Jordan
Robert Costanzo
Jerry Orbach
Distributed by I.R.S. Media
Release date
  • 1991 (1991)
CountryUnited States
LanguageEnglish

Delusion is a 1991 American crime thriller film directed by Carl Colpaert. [1] [2] [3]

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Plot

An embezzler driving through the Nevada desert picks up a Las Vegas showgirl and her psychotic boyfriend after their vehicle crashes. The boyfriend, a not-very-bright hitman, has no intention of letting him get away with the stolen cash. The philosophy of Friedrich Nietzsche plays a minor role toward the film's end.

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References

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