Provoked

Provoked

Provoked

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Provoked

"When enough IS enough"

1989

1h 30m

4.2(6 votes)

Crime

Action

Overview

"Cindy Maranne, "Americana" from "Gorgeous Ladies of Wrestling," stars in her feature film debut as a newlywed torn between love and violence when her husband is taken hostage in a failed robbery.

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Cast & crew

6 featured cast members

Starring

Cindy Maranne

Cindy Maranne

Casey Kennedy

McKeiver Jones III

Captain Rader

Harold Wayne Jones

Mad Dog

Ona Zee

Ona Zee

Carla McKenzie (as Ona Simms)

Phyllis Durant

Big Mama

J. Buzz Von Ornsteiner

Randy 'Nick the Knife'

Creative team

Directed by: Rick Pamplin
Written by: Steve Pake
Rick Pamplin
Produced by: Anthony Bozanich
Rick Pamplin

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