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Hollywood Vice Squad is a american film of genre Comedy directed by Penelope Spheeris released in USA on 28 february 1986 with Ronny Cox
Hollywood Vice Squad (1986)
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Hollywood Vice Squad is a 1986 film directed by Penelope Spheeris with music by Keith Levene of Public Image Ltd. The movie has an early screen appearance by Robin Wright as the drug addicted runaway daughter of Trish Van Devere.
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Pauline Stanton, a mother, travels to Hollywood to find her teenage runaway daughter Lori. Once there, Pauline discovers that Lori has become involved in the pornography industry and teams with the police to find her and get her back.Actors
Ronny Cox
(Captain Jensen)
Frank Gorshin
(Walsh)
Trish Van Devere
(Pauline Stanton)
Carrie Fisher
(Betty Melton)
Joey Travolta
(Stevens)
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