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La danse du scorpion

  • TV Movie
  • 1990
  • 1h 21m
IMDb RATING
4.6/10
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Kim Coates in La danse du scorpion (1990)
CrimeThriller

A struggling jazz musician makes a strange deal with a mobster in exchange for a break in the industry.A struggling jazz musician makes a strange deal with a mobster in exchange for a break in the industry.A struggling jazz musician makes a strange deal with a mobster in exchange for a break in the industry.

  • Director
    • Josée Dayan
  • Writers
    • Robert Geoffrion
    • Laurence Lemaire
  • Stars
    • Kim Coates
    • Roberta Weiss
    • Ronald Guttman
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  • IMDb RATING
    4.6/10
    26
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    • Director
      • Josée Dayan
    • Writers
      • Robert Geoffrion
      • Laurence Lemaire
    • Stars
      • Kim Coates
      • Roberta Weiss
      • Ronald Guttman
    • 1User review
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    Kim Coates
    Kim Coates
    • Finch Palmer
    Roberta Weiss
    • Camille de Vito
    Ronald Guttman
    Ronald Guttman
    • Edouard de Vito
    Béatrice Benscik
    • Lola
    Jean-Pierre Bouvier
    • Charles Martin
    François Marthouret
    • Cohen
    Facundo Bo
    • Morel
    Eric Averlant
    • Max
    René Bouloc
    René Bouloc
    • Commissioner Greber
    Eric Picou
    • Cecil
    Jeffrey Ribier
    • Eric Cohen
    Trevor A. Stephens
    • Hunter
    • (as Trevor Stephens)
    Tatiana Vialle
    • Vito's maid
    Marc Monsou
    • Greber's Assistant
    Martin Brieuc
    • Bodyguard
    Serge Riaboukine
    Serge Riaboukine
    • Morel's Assassin
    • Director
      • Josée Dayan
    • Writers
      • Robert Geoffrion
      • Laurence Lemaire
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    8blackkatdemon

    A thriller about love, death, and all that jazz!

    La danse du scorpion or Frame Up Blue's is a made for TV movie. It stars Kim Coates (Sons of Anarchy, Resident Evil: Afterlife, & Skin Walkers) as Finch Palmer. This is a very very rare and hard to find movie on VHS, since it is not on DVD. Finch Palmer, (Coates) is a jazz saxophonist who's having a hard time trying to make it big again. A crime lord offers him a job to catch his cheating wife in the act. The only problem is Finch falls for the woman (Roberta Bizeau). As well as having troubles with his ex-girlfriend/manager, being set up for a murder, & trying to figure out who done it. Unfortunately like most made for TV movies this movie is drawn out, and kind of boring. The one thing that was nice was seeing Coates playing a good guy for once. It's not a really bad movie but a OK movie. It's was made back in 1989, and is 91 minutes long. It is also all in English, not French, thought I would clear that up.

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      References Gentlemen Prefer Blondes (1953)

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    • Release date
      • April 7, 1990 (Canada)
    • Countries of origin
      • France
      • Canada
    • Languages
      • English
      • French
    • Also known as
      • Der Tanz des Skorpions
    • Filming locations
      • Paris, France
    • Production companies
      • 3 Thèmes Inc.
      • Hamster Productions
      • La Cinq (La 5)
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      1 hour 21 minutes
    • Color
      • Color
    • Sound mix
      • Stereo

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