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Fake-Out

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Fake-Out
Directed byMatt Cimber
Written byJohn F. Goff
Matt Cimber
Produced byMatt Cimber
CinematographyEduard van der Enden
Edited byBrent A. Schoenfeld
Music byArthur B. Rubinstein
Production
company
Par-Par Productions
Distributed byMNTEX Entertainment
Release date
  • November 18, 1982 (1982-11-18)
Running time
91 minutes
CountryUnited States
LanguageEnglish

Fake-Out (also released as Nevada Heat) is a 1982 American crime comedy film directed by Matt Cimber, written by Cimber and John F. Goff, and starring Pia Zadora, Telly Savalas, Desi Arnaz Jr., and Larry Storch.

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Production

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The film was Pia Zadora's second lead role in a feature. All her first three starring roles in films were financed by the company of her then husband Meshulam Riklis (the others were Butterfly and The Lonely Lady).[1][2] Matt Cimber, who directed Butterfly, also made Fake Out.[3]

Zadora described it as "a cops-and- robbers-and-nightclub-singer story, kind of like a long Kojak."[4] She added the film "has me singing a little, but it's nothing I'm terribly proud of."[5]

The film was mostly shot on location in Las Vegas, principally around the hotel Riviera.[6]

References

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  1. ^ "The Young and the Riklis". New York Magazine. February 25, 1982. p. 30.
  2. ^ Vagg, Stephen (March 10, 2020). "Ten Billionaires Who Were Stung by Hollywood". Filmink.
  3. ^ For a fistful of dollars The Guardian (1959-2003); London (UK) [London (UK)]06 June 1981: 11.
  4. ^ PIA PULLS OUT ALL THE STOPS FOR 'THE LONELY LADY' Rea, Steven X. Philadelphia Inquirer; Philadelphia, Pa. [Philadelphia, Pa]06 Oct 1983: C.1.
  5. ^ Klein, Alvin (March 7, 1982). "PIA ZADORA RELISHES HER STARDOM". New York Times.
  6. ^ MOVIES: THE MAN WHO PUT PIA'S NAME IN LIGHTS--HER HUSBAND Mann, Roderick. Los Angeles Times 3 May 1981: n24.
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