SARAH MICHELLE GELLAR as KAREN ROSE IN "High Stakes"
Clip one is the opening scene of the film, Sarah Michelle Gellar's film debut
(disregarding two (or three) uncredited previous appearances).
A New York hooker (Kirlkand) tries to keep her daughter (Gellar) away from the clutches of the Mob. They are befriended by a yuppie stockbroker, who then finds himself a great deal more committed to helping them than he originally intended. A very good film. Were cars really that big in 1989?
CAST
Sarah Michelle Gellar - Karen Rose
Sally Kirkland - Melanie Rose
Kathy Bates - Jill
Larry Block - Harvey
Eddie Earl Hatch - Earl
Robert LuPone - John Stratton
Maia Danziger - Veronica
Betty Miller - Mother
June Stein - Betty
Rose Parra - Tina
W.T. Martin - Bob
Richard Lynch - Slim
Joe Cirillo - Waiter
Jesse Corti - Super
Edward Black - Bouncer
William Kennedy - Man in back room
Samantha Louca - Receptionist
Owen Lund - Customer
Michael Steinhardt - Good Time Man
Maggie Wagner - Woman in Bar
Director: Amos Kolleck
Producer: Amos Kolleck
Screenplay: Amos Kolleck
Co-starring: Sally Kirkland, Kathy Bates
US Release Date: October 1989
Length: 102 minutes
Genre: Thriller
Printed film format: 35mm
Sound mix: mono
Original Music: Mira J. Spektor
GALLERY
On the soundtrack:
- NEW PONY - Bob Dylan
- NO TIME TO THINK - Bob Dylan
- TAKE ME HOME TONIGHT - written by Mira Spektor - sung by Mary Gordon Murray
- LITTLE FILLY NAMED "HEARTS DESIRE" - written by Mira Spektor - sung by Mary Gordon Murray
- MEAN STREAK - written by John Clifton - sung by Gail Wynters
- I CAN'T STAND IT - written by Barry Ryan - sung by Lucky Seven
In Germany and Hungary, the film was titled DEATH STRIP.