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Sunset Grill is a american film of genre Thriller directed by Kevin Connor released in USA on 27 september 1993 with Peter Weller
Sunset Grill (1993)
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Add to a movie listSunset Grill is a 1993 American neo-noir mystery film starring Peter Weller as a private detective in Los Angeles. The movie co-stars Lori Singer and Stacy Keach, and was directed by Kevin Connor.
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Ryder Hart is a private investigator and former police officer who is down on his luck and drinks too much. His estranged wife Anita runs a bar and restaurant called the Sunset Grill. Anita is romantically involved with Jeff Carruthers, a Los Angeles police detective who formerly worked with Hart.Actors
Peter Weller
(Ryder Hart)
Lori Singer
(Loren)
Stacy Keach
(Harrison Shelgrove)
Alexandra Paul
(Anita)
John Rhys-Davies
(Stockton)
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