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Plot summary
Jack Jericho, 21, spends his days driving the city in a red convertible and charming the women he meets. Stan, the principal at the school where Jack teaches, reprimands him for pursuing his students' mothers. Outside a club, Jack flirts with Lulu while she waits in mobster Alonzo Scolara's convertible, and Alonzo threatens him. Inside, mobster Fernando Portacarrero wants Randy Jensen, a young redhead who has drawn the attention of the bar. Randy refuses Lulu's urging to go out with Fernando. Randy then surprises Jack by agreeing to a quick fling in his car, and refuses to give him her number. Jack learns she is an independent museum tour guide. Alonzo and his men want over $25,000 from her, and Jack offers to help.
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Did you know?!Facts and trivia about The Pick-up Artist (1987)
Can contain spoilers, watch the movie first.
- James Toback wrote the film for Warren Beatty, who liked the script but was reluctant to play a character driven by his erotic compulsions.
- Toback then considered Robert De Niro for the lead, but ultimately decided the role of Jack Jericho should be played by a younger actor.
