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Plot Summary:
Jack Costello is a private detective in Miami and he finds out he is being followed by a man. He confronts him and finds out his name is Dumas. Dumas speaks with a French accent and he says he is a cartoonist and he needs Costello's image for his cartoon, but with a different name: Extralarge. Wendy is a black petty thief and when she steals an old pocket watch from Senator Pillinger and two men begin to shoot on her she seeks refuge with Costello.
IMDB Rating: 5.8
IMDB Votes: 258
Genere: Comedy, Crime
Country: USA, Italy
Duration: 88 min
Plot tags: detective
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IMDB Rating: 5.7
IMDB Votes: 63
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IMDB Rating: 5.5
IMDB Votes: 260
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Extralarge: Jo-Jo (1991)
Plot Summary:
Burt meets Jack Costello after many years. Burt is a boxer and he is fleeing after a fixed match that he should have lost but instead he won. Then he vanishes. Costello finds in his office Burt's son, 'jo jo' Ritchie, who had came because his father had ordered him to go to him. Then Jo Jo cames back to Groggy where he lives and when the two of them are dining, two men arrive and kill Groggy. Jo Jo runs away and Extralarge sets on finding him and his father.
IMDB Rating: 5.7
IMDB Votes: 234
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Big Man - The Diva (1988)
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IMDB Rating: 5.8
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Extralarge: Cannonball (1991)
Plot Summary:
The famous football player Long John is killed and the police believe that John was a heroin addict and that his murder is a punishment for something he did. His mother nevertheless swears that his son hated all kinds of dope and asks Costello to find out the truth whatever the result may be. Costello accepts the appointment and during his investigations notes that Cannon Ball, the best friend of long John, is scared. Also Gonzales and doctor Shuby seem to be involved. When his car blows up Costello gets angry.
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IMDB Votes: 220
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Extralarge: Moving Target (1991)
Plot Summary:
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IMDB Rating: 5.5
IMDB Votes: 232
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Country: USA, Germany, Italy
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IMDB Rating: 5.5
IMDB Votes: 210
Genere: Comedy, Crime, Western
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Extralarge: Black Magic (1991)
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IMDB Votes: 229
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Extralarge: Miami Killer (1991)
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IMDB Votes: 242
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Plot tags:
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