Prime Cut

Prime Cut is a 1972 American movie produced by Joe Wizan and directed by Michael Ritchie, with a screenplay written by Robert Dillon. The movie stars Lee Marvin as a mob enforcer from Chicago sent to Kansas to collect a debt from a meatpacker boss played by Gene Hackman. Sissy Spacek appears in her first credited on-screen role as a young orphan sold into prostitution. The movie was considered highly risqué for its time based on its violence, as well as its graphic depiction of white slavery, including a scene depicting the auctioning of young women in the manner of beef cattle. It is also noted for its depiction of the beef slaughtering process, and a famous chase scene involving a combine in an open field.

Credits

Production

• Mickey Borofsky - associate producer
• Kenneth L. Evans - executive producer
• Joe Wizan - producer
• Michael Ritchie - director
• Robert Dillon - screenplay

Cast

• Lee Marvin - Nick Devlin
• Gene Hackman - Mary Ann
• Angel Tompkins - Clarabelle
• Gregory Walcott - Weenie
• Sissy Spacek - Poppy
• Janit Baldwin - Violet
• William Morey - Shay
• Clint Ellison - Delaney
• Howard Platt - Shaughnessy
• Les Lannom - O'Brien
• Eddie Egan - Jake
• Therese Reinsch - Jake's Girl
• Bob Wilson - Reaper Driver
• Gordon Signer - Brockman
• Gladys Watson - Milk Lady