Summaries

Videocassette tape rental store owners fight against a religious fanatic group for the right to keep their controversial film on the shelves for sale.

Based on the true story of a family who opened the first videocassette rental stores in St. Louis in 1980. The family was ruined by a corrupt prosecutor who had been blackmailed by a religious group because the family refused to remove Martin Scorsese's controversial film, "The Last Temptation of Christ", from their stores.—Darlene Lieblich

Details

Keywords
  • 1980s
  • controversy
  • prosecutor
  • st. louis missouri
  • free speech
Genres
  • Drama
Release date Jun 19, 2014
Motion Picture Rating (MPA) R
Countries of origin United States
Official sites Beholder Productions
Language English
Filming locations Los Angeles, California, USA
Production companies Catchlight Films River City Entertainment

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Tech specs

Runtime 1h 46m
Color Color
Aspect ratio

Synopsis

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