Mean Tricks

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Mean Tricks
Hornsby e Rodriguez - Sfida criminale.JPG
Directed by Umberto Lenzi
Screenplay byVittorio M. Tesa
Steven Luotto
Antonio Miglietta
Story byVittorio M. Testa
Produced byEzio Palaggi
Starring Charles Napier
Stefano Sabelli
David Warbeck
CinematographyMarco Onorato
Edited byAlberto Moriani
Music by Franco Micalizzi
Distributed by Rete Italia
Trinidad Film
Release date
  • 17 July 1992 (1992-07-17)
CountryItaly
LanguagesEnglish
Italian

Mean Tricks (original name: Hornsby e Rodriguez - Sfida criminale) is a 1992 crime thriller film produced in Italy and directed by Umberto Lenzi. Released in 1992, it starred Charles Napier, David Warbeck and Stefano Sabelli. It was shot between Kinepolis Studios in Rome, Santo Domingo and Miami. [1]

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Plot

Hornsby, a recently retired FBI agent (Charles Napier) goes to South America to find his old partner because rumor has it that his old partner has become a criminal. When the former partner is killed, Hornsby alters the crime scene to make it appear that his ex-partner killed the gunman himself. The rest of the movie follows Hornsby as he tries to discover who killed his partner and why.

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References

  1. Roberto Chiti; Enrico Lancia; Roberto Poppi. Dizionario del cinema italiano: I Film. Gremese Editore, 2002. ISBN   8884400856.