# The Pick-up Artist (1987)

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**Runtime**: 81 min
**Genres**: Romance, Comedy, Crime
**Directed by**: James Toback
**Written by**: James Toback
**Starring**: Molly Ringwald, Robert Downey Jr., Dennis Hopper, Danny Aiello, Harvey Keitel, Vanessa Williams

> *The Pick-Up Artist... has finally met his match.*

## Synopsis (in-house rewrite)

Here we have a film about seduction, or at least its limitations. A smooth-talking New York teacher finds his usual lines don't work on a woman with a complicated family life. It turns out that persistence, for once, pays off.

**Mood tags**: cozy, tender

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