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Kounterfeit

Kounterfeit

Money can buy anything... even murder.

19964.21h 30m

Overview

Flush with $3 million in counterfeit bills, a pair of small-time criminals hope to make the big time by trading it in for a cool million in authentic cash. However, when the trade goes awry, three men end up murdered- one a cop with a vengeful sister--and the hapless buddies find themselves caught between the police and mob hit men after the money.

Directed by John Asher
Written by Jay Irwin, Katherine Fugate, David Chase
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Top Cast

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Gil Bernardy

Counterfeiter

Corbin Bernsen

Corbin Bernsen

Marty Hopkins

Bobbie Brown

Bobbie Brown

Dancer

Hilary Swank

Hilary Swank

Colleen

A

Andrew Hawkes

Tommy 'Hopscotch' Hopkins

Bruce Payne

Bruce Payne

Frankie

Elizabeth Gracen

Elizabeth Gracen

Bridgette

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Jay Irwin

Contact #1

Mark-Paul Gosselaar

Mark-Paul Gosselaar

Paco / Danny

Brad James

Brad James

Contact #2

Themes & Keywords

undercoverdealsistercopmoneycounterfeitshootoutcriminalkiller

About Kounterfeit

Kounterfeit is a thriller, drama, action, crime film released in 1996 exploring themes of undercover, deal, sister, cop, money, counterfeit. Directed by John Asher, it stars Gil Bernardy, Corbin Bernsen, Bobbie Brown. Flush with $3 million in counterfeit bills, a pair of small-time criminals hope to make the big time by trading it in for a cool million in authentic cash. However, when the trade goes awry, three men end up murdered- one a cop with a vengeful sister--and the hapless buddies find themselves caught between the police and mob hit men after the money.

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