Buy & Cell

Buy & Cell
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Directed by	Robert Boris
Produced by	Charles Band Frank Yablans
Written by	Ken Krauss Merrin Holt
Story by	Leonard Montana Louis Peraino
Starring	Robert Carradine Randall "Tex" Cobb Imogene Coca Malcolm McDowell
Music by	Mark Shreeve
Cinematography	Daniele Nannuzzi
Production company	Empire Pictures
Distributed by	New World Pictures
Release dates	November 1987 (West Germany) January 27, 1989 (USA)
Running time	98 minutes
Country	United States
Language	English

Buy & Cell is a 1987 comedy film directed by Robert Boris. The original music score was composed by Mark Shreeve.

Plot

Herbie Altman (Robert Carradine) is framed by his business partner and sent to jail where he sets up "Con Inc." an investment company with the help of those around him.

Principal cast

Actor	Role
Robert Carradine	Herbie Altman
Randall "Tex" Cobb	Wolf
Imogene Coca	Leah
Mickey Knox	Arthur
Malcolm McDowell	Warden Tennant
Roddy Piper	Cowboy
Ben Vereen	Shaka
Michael Winslow	Sly

Availability

The movie was released on videocassette in 1989 by New World. The tape itself is notable for having trailers for the films Warlock and The Punisher, both of which were passed on to separate studios after New World fell into bankruptcy. In 1991, Starmaker Video released a tape in the EP Mode. A DVD has been released in Australia, but as of December 22, 2009, no plans for a Region 1 DVD have been announced.

Critical reception

From All Movie Guide:

“

Lame, predictable story which wastes a talanted cast.[1]

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References

1. "Buy-and-Cell - Trailer - Cast - Showtimes - NYTimes.com". Movies.nytimes.com. 2010-11-01. Retrieved 2012-03-01.

External links

• Buy & Cell at the Internet Movie Database
• Buy & Cell at AllMovie