Terminal Exposure
Some of the pictures these guys take could get them arrested. One picture could get them killed.
1987 | 105m | English
Popularity: 3 (history)
| Director: | Nico Mastorakis |
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| Writer: | Kirk Ellis, Roger Tweten, Nico Mastorakis |
| Staring: |
| Two beach combing-shutterbugs accidentally capture a murder on film. Now detectives, the boys set out to capture a murderess shot only from behind, with a rose tattoo on her behind. Fun in the sun turns dangerous when they end up shooting bullets instead of film. | |
| Release Date: | Sep 21, 1987 |
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| Director: | Nico Mastorakis |
| Writer: | Kirk Ellis, Roger Tweten, Nico Mastorakis |
| Genres: | Comedy |
| Keywords | detective, beach, murder |
| Production Companies | Omega Entertainment |
| Box Office |
Revenue: $0
Budget: $0 |
| Updates |
Updated: Jun 16, 2025 Entered: Apr 25, 2024 |
| Name | Character |
|---|---|
| Mark Hennessy | Lenny Hartigan |
| Scott King | Bruce Greene |
| Hope Marie Carlton | Christie |
| Steve Donmyer | Skip |
| John Vernon | Mr. Karrothers |
| Ted Lange | Fantastic |
| Joe Estevez | Eskenezy |
| Patrick St. Esprit | Ned Carson |
| Christina Cardan | Helga |
| Tara Buckman | Stacey Karrothers |
| Christine Lunde | Bimbo |
| Dana Lis Mason | Topless Girl |
| Heidi Paine | Topless Girl |
| Ava Fabian | Bruce's Girl |
| Luann Lee | Bruce's Girl |
| Nicole Rio | Hostage Girl |
| Prince Hughes | Black Wino |
| Danny Trejo | man in crowd (uncredited) |
| Ross Evans | Clayton |
| Marie Carroll | Sophie |
| Victor Rivas | Vito |
| Warren Lavender | Schlubinski |
| Daron Devor | Ice Cream Attendant |
| Jennifer Mayer | Interviewer |
| Deem Bristow | Anchorman |
| Ronald Channell | Patrol Cop #1 |
| Paul Baumgartner | Patrol Cop #2 |
| Manny Perry | Black Giant |
| Kevin Canada | Black Giant |
| E. Bryson Simmons | Black Giant |
| Gary Jochimsen | Guard #1 |
| Joe Colby | Gigolo |
| Thomas Lusht | Gay Giant |
| Lori Stephens | Topless Girl |
| Heidi Jardine | Jacuzzi Girl |
| Karen Cantalupo | Bruce's Girl |
| Yonda Davis | Black Girl |
| Stan Yale | White Vino |
| Robert Kelly | Mario |
| Tony Piwnicki | Drug Dealer |
| Vic Berchansky | Drug Dealer |
| Timothy Hibarger | Vito's Goon |
| Barry Buchanan | Vito's Goon |
| Shaun Taylor | Burglar |
| Shaun Taylor | Topless Arrest Cop |
| Brad Kaminsky | SWAT Team Leader |
| Tracy Ash | Mime |
| Jonathan Elliot | Bicycle Rider |
| Christopher Arcuri | Bachelor in Vegas |
| Frankie Topazio | Bachelor in Vegas |
| James Vandervort | Bachelor in Vegas |
| Rod Kunda | Bachelor in Vegas |
| David Loa | Bachelor in Vegas |
| Jeff Munson | Bachelor in Vegas |
| Jon Carter | Bachelor in Vegas |
| Jackey Vinson | Bachelor in Vegas |
| Scott Kline | Bachelor in Vegas |
| Rudy D'Angostino | Bachelor in Vegas |
| Roberto Martín Márquez | Bachelor in Vegas |
| Greg Christofaro | Bachelor in Vegas |
| Vincent Bucci | Bachelor in Vegas |
| Mark Anthony | Bachelor in Vegas |
| Barry Eaton Nelson | Ice Cream Fight |
| Anna Hardin | Ice Cream Fight |
| Margo Freeman | Ice Cream Fight |
| Melissa Sweetzer | Ice Cream Fight |
| Robin Kay | Ice Cream Fight |
| Susie Virostko | Ice Cream Fight |
| Gail Moulton | Ice Cream Fight |
| Lynn Jenks | Ice Cream Fight |
| Karyn Kennedy | Ice Cream Fight |
| Jim Townsend | Ice Cream Fight |
| Dak Kelley | Ice Cream Fight |
| David Bierk | Ice Cream Fight |
| Tanner Cole | Ice Cream Fight |
| Steve Meyer | Ice Cream Fight |
| Tim McDaniel | Ice Cream Fight |
| Elessia Sease | Ice Cream Fight |
| D.B. Barone | Ice Cream Fight |
| Cindy Carver | Ice Cream Fight |
| Christine Bunker | Ice Cream Fight |
| Mary Ann Warren | Ice Cream Fight |
| Cathleen Crone | Ice Cream Fight |
| Agnes-Nicole Winter | Ice Cream Fight |
| Tracy St. John | Ice Cream Fight |
| Roger Alan Reiter | Ice Cream Fight |
| Martin Flaherty | Ice Cream Fight |
| Dan Bradford | Ice Cream Fight |
| Jay Cusker | Ice Cream Fight |
| Randy Codd | Ice Cream Fight |
| Robert Gruenberg Jr. | Juggler |
| Name | Job |
|---|---|
| Kirk Ellis | Writer |
| Roger Tweten | Writer, Editor |
| Tom Elliott | Stunts |
| Cliff Ralke | Director of Photography |
| Nico Mastorakis | Writer, Director, Editor |
| Hans Zimmer | Original Music Composer |
| Manny Perry | Stunts |
| Richard Dwan Jr. | Sound Editor |
| Name | Title |
|---|---|
| Isabelle Mastorakis | Producer |
| Organization | Category | Person |
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**_Fun misadventures from Venice Beach to Las Vegas and back_** Two best friends in SoCal (Mark Hennessy and Scott King) accidentally capture evidence of a murder on camera and seek a blonde with a tattoo on her derriere (Hope Marie Carlton). Ted Lange plays a literal beach bum and Joe Estevez a ... grim shady man. Shot in August-September, 1986, and released the next year, "Terminal Exposure” is a comedy/crime misadventure with focus on youths chasing beach beauties à la “Private Resort” (1985). I thought the two leads made for an entertaining duo despite being unknowns. Meanwhile Hope Marie is lovely (along with a few other females) and the misadventures are fun. But, like “Private Resort,” there’s a little too much sleaze in the air for my tastes. Yet this is mostly limited to the first act and the flick drives home the importance of finding the right mate and the corresponding faithfulness despite the guys' obsession with T&A. The film runs 1 hour, 40 minutes, and was shot in the Los Angeles area, as well as Las Vegas. GRADE: B-