Down the Drain (film)

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Down the Drain
Directed byRobert C. Hughes
Written byMoshe Hadar
Produced byRonnie Hadar
Starring Andrew Stevens
Teri Copley
John Matuszak
CinematographyJames Mathers
Edited byMichael Ruscio
Music byRick Krizman
Production
company
Distributed by Sony Pictures Home Entertainment
Release date
  • April 25, 1990 (1990-04-25)
Running time
105 minutes
CountryUnited States
LanguageEnglish

Down the Drain is a 1990 American comedy film. It was directed by Robert C. Hughes and starred Andrew Stevens, Teri Copley and John Matuszak, in his last film after his death. Jerry Mathers and Stella Stevens also appeared in the film. It was released on video April 25, 1990. [1]

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Plot

A crooked lawyer brings together some of the clients he's gotten off and schemes to rob a bank vault. However, after the robbery, he discovers that the "goods" he's stolen is actually a top-secret microchip that foreign powers are after, and they will stop at nothing to get it.

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References

  1. Down the Drain Amazon.com. Retrieved 17 July 2009.