HIGH STAKES
Director: - Amos Kolleck
Screenplay: - Amos Kolleck
Gellar's role: - Karen Rose
Co-starring: - Sally Kirkland, Kathy Bates
US Release Date: - October 1989
Length: - 102 minutes
Genre: - Thriller
Printed film format: - 35mm
Sound mix: - mono
Original Music: - Mira J. Spektor
A New York hooker (Kirlkand) tries to keep her daughter (Gellar) away from the clutches of The Mob. They are befriended by a yuppie stockbroker, who then discovers that he is much more committed to helping them than he originally thought.
The film also went by the title of Melanie Rose. In Germany and Hungary, the title was DEATH STRIP.
Director Amos Kollek is the son of former Mayor of Jerusalem Teddy Kollek. His 1995 film "Teddy Kollek is "The true story of one of Israel's founding fathers. Kollek chronicles the life of Teddy Kollek beginning with his days as a Zionist leader to his rescue of 3,000 Jews from Nazi Germany."
High Stakes is Sarah Michelle Gellar's film debut, disregarding her uncredited appearane in OVER THE BROOKLY BRIDGE (1984).
On the soundtrack:
- NEW PONY - Bob Dylan
- NO TIME TO THINK - Bob Dylan
- TAKE ME HOME TONIGHT - written by Mira Spektor - sung by Mary Gordon Murray
- LITTLE FILLY NAMED "HEARTS DESIRE" - written by Mira Spektor - sung by Mary Gordon Murray
- MEAN STREAK - written by John Clifton - sung by Gail Wynters
- I CAN'T STAND IT - written by Barry Ryan - sung by Lucky Seven
CAST
- Sarah Michelle Gellar - Karen Rose
- Sally Kirkland - Melanie Rose
- Kathy Bates - Jill
- Larry Block - Harvey
- Eddie Earl Hatch - Earl
- Robert LuPone - John Stratton
- Maia Danziger - Veronica
- Betty Miller - Mother
- June Stein - Betty
- Rose Parra - Tina
- W.T. Martin - Bob
- Richard Lynch - Slim
- Joe Cirillo - Waiter
- Jesse Corti - Super
- Edward Black - Bouncer
- William Kennedy - Man in back room
- Samantha Louca - Receptionist
- Owen Lund - Customer
- Michael Steinhardt - Good Time Man
- Maggie Wagner - Woman in Bar
HIGH STAKES is available on DVD NON-USA FORMAT, PAL, Reg.0 - Denmark.
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