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Livin' Large! is a american film of genre Drama directed by Michael Schultz released in USA on 20 september 1991 with Terrence C. Carson
Livin' Large! (1991)
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Add to a movie listLivin' Large! is a 1991 comedy movie starring Terrence "T.C." Carson, Lisa Arrindell Anderson, and Loretta Devine.
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Carson portrays Dexter Jackson, a young, black deliveryman in Atlanta, Georgia who aspires to become a news reporter. Jackson gets what he considers his big break, when he drives up to a hostage situation. When the reporter on the scene is killed, Dexter steps in and confronts the hostage-taker, who threatens to kill himself on live television. However, Dexter talks the man out of it, and ratings-obsessed executive producer Kate Penndragin (Blanche Baker) later offers Dexter a reporter position at "News 4 Atlanta".Actors
Terrence C. Carson
(Dexter Jackson)
Loretta Devine
(Nadine Biggs)
Blanche Baker
(Kate Penndragin)
Julia Campbell
(Missy Carnes)
Bernie McInerney
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