Synopsis
Michael Ritchie, better known for his gentle satires of American social
institutions, enters Don Siegel territory in the unusual crime thriller Prime
Cut. Lee Marvin is surly collection agent Nick Devlin, who is hired by
Chicago racketeer Jake (Eddie Egan) to collect an overdue payment from
Kansas cattle baron Mary Ann (yes, Mary Ann!) (Gene Hackman). When
Devlin travels west to get Jake's money from Mary Ann, he finds the cattle
king mixed up in complex drug deals and pimping wild women -- two of
which are Poppy and Violet (Sissy Spacek and Janit Baldwin -- both in their
film debuts). ~ Paul Brenner, All Movie Guide
