

Grind
1997-04-11 · 96 min · ★ 5.0
When a drag-racing, hard-luck parolee moves in with his brother in hopes of that ever-elusive fresh start in life, he's sure to be warm for the form of his brother's bored young wife. Things only get worse when he tries to turn a quick buck in a one-time insurance fraud operation.
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- Directors
- Chris Kentis
- Production companies
- Kodiak Productions
- Countries
- United States of America
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- Released
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Billy CrudupEddie
Adrienne ShellyJaney
Paul SchulzeTerry
Frank VincentNick
Saul SteinJack
Amanda PeetPatty
Nick SandowLenny
Arthur J. NascarellaFactory Foreman
Jason AndrewsJoey
Joe PallisterJ.J.
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