

Lunch Wagon
1981-09-01 · 88 min · ★ 4.2
Three women start a lunch wagon business but run into stiff resistance from a competitor.
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- Directors
- Ernest Pintoff
- Production companies
- Manson International
- Countries
- United States of America
- Status
- Released
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Rosanne KatonShannon
Pamela Jean BryantMarcy
Candy MooreDiedre
Rick PodellAl Schmeckler
James Van PattenBiff
Chuck McCannThe Turtle
Rose MarieMrs. Schmeckler
Michael TucciArnie
Louisa MoritzSunshine
Anthony CharnotaHerman
George MemmoliAndy
Michael MisloveDanny Death
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