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Auto Focus (2002)

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Release Date: October 18, 2002 (LA/NY)
Genre: Crime, Drama
Running Time: 107 minutes
MPAA Rating: Rated R for strong sexuality, nudity, language, some drug use and violence.
Director: Paul Schrader
Writer: Paul Schrader, Michael Gerbosi
Cast: Sarah Uhrich, Cassie Townsend, Bruce Solomon, Christopher Neiman, Alex Menses, Bill Marinella, Cheryl Lynn Bowers, Nikita Ager, Rita Wilson, Michael E. Rodgers, Lyle Kanouse, Kurt Fuller, Marieh Delfino, Maria Bello, Willem Dafoe, Greg Kinnear

After "Hogan's Heroes" was cancelled, actor Bob Crane teamed with video technician Johnny Carpenter to film his many sexual exploits at strip clubs and so forth, creating a business off of what was essentially amateur pornography. Crane was later murdered, and while Carpenter was accused of the crime, he was never convicted. Read more

Movie Review

Grade: B+ Greg Kinnear stars as "Hogan's Heroes" actor Bob Crane in the film Auto Focus, where Crane's lesser known life as an amateur porn star is detailed. Kinnear plays the role with sincerity, and director Paul Schrader does an excellent job behind the camera. Read the full movie review

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ok......, by B-56

April 4, 2004

this was an ok movie i wouldnt call it a drama i would just call it PORN!

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