Buy & Cell
Buy & Cell is a 1988 comedy film directed by Robert Boris. The original music score was composed by Mark Shreeve.
| Buy & Cell | |
|---|---|
 Video release poster | |
| 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 date | May 15, 1988 (Cannes Film Festival) June 16, 1988 (West Germany) January 27, 1989 (USA) |
Running time | 98 minutes |
| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
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 |
| Fred Travalena | VCR |
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.
References
- "Buy-and-Cell - Trailer - Cast - Showtimes - NYTimes.com". Movies.nytimes.com. 2010-11-01. Retrieved 2012-03-01.
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