Urban Relics
1998-05-08 · 96 min · ★ 9.0
After Charlie Shivers' rug is ruined by painters, he hires his friend Tommy Two-Lips to steal him a new one. When Tommy profits off of it, Charlie gets his cousin Louie Lemmons to kill Tommy -- but it ends up making Charlie the main suspect.
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- Directors
- Roger Saquet
- Production companies
- DuArt
- Countries
- Unavailable
- Status
- Released
- Budget
- USD 500,000
Top Cast
Richard RomanusCharlie Shivers
Frank SiveroTommy Two-Lips
Terry DonahoeNikki
Sheila StasackGinger
Denise CormierLeslie
Lonnie FarmerJudge
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