Canvas (1992)
Directed by Alain Zaloum
Genres - Crime |
Sub-Genres - Crime Thriller |
Release Date - Sep 16, 1992 (USA - Unknown) |
Run Time - 94 min. |
Countries - Canada, United Kingdom, United States |
MPAA Rating - R
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Synopsis by Hal Erickson
Director Alain Zaloum cowrote the screenplay of Canvas: The Fine Art of Crime with Brenda Newman. Gary Busey plays Ossie Decker, an aspiring artist with a genius for forgery. Decker goes to work for mob functionary John Rhys-Davies, the better to pay off a debt of honor owed by Decker's brother. He involves himself in a scheme to steal rare paintings, then palm off phonies as the genuine article. Eventually wearying of ripping off the art-loving public-and having nearly lost his life on at least one occasion--Decker wants out. But by now, he has painted himself into a dangerously tight corner.
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bad-guy, betrayal, gangster, going-straight, good-guy, killing, life-choices, organized-crime, rescue, robbery, sibling, art-gallery, artist, criminal, owner
