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Sink or Swim is a american film of genre Comedy released in USA on 19 september 1997 with Stephen Rea
Sink or Swim (1997)
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Add to a movie listHacks (aka Sink or Swim aka The Big Twist) is a 1997 film written and directed by Gary Rosen. The film premiered at the AFI Los Angeles Film Festival.
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Brian (Stephen Rea) is a television writer-producer who is working on creating a 22-episode show, but has writer's block and needs inspiration. He teams up with a group of writer friends to write about a sexual encounter he watches on a balcony.Actors
Stephen Rea
(Brian)
Illeana Douglas
(Georgia)
John Ritter
(Hank)
Jason Priestley
(The Dude)
Ryan O'Neal
(Dr. Applefield)
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