# Limit Up
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{{Short description|1989 film by Richard Martini}}
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{{Infobox film
| name = Limit Up
| image = Limitup_NancyAllen.jpg
| caption = German VHS artwork
| writer = [Richard Martini](/source/Richard_Martini_(director))
[Luana Anders](/source/Luana_Anders)
| director = Richard Martini
| producer = [Jonathan D. Krane](/source/Jonathan_D._Krane)
| starring = [Nancy Allen](/source/Nancy_Allen_(actress))
[Dean Stockwell](/source/Dean_Stockwell)
[Brad Hall](/source/Brad_Hall)
[Danitra Vance](/source/Danitra_Vance)
[Ray Charles](/source/Ray_Charles)
| studio = [Management Company Entertainment Group](/source/Management_Company_Entertainment_Group)
| distributor = [Virgin Films](/source/Virgin_Films)
| editing = Sonny Baskin
| music = [John Tesh](/source/John_Tesh)
| cinematography = [Peter Lyons Collister](/source/Peter_Lyons_Collister)
| country = United States
| language = English
| runtime = 100 minutes
| released = {{Film date|1989|11|03}}
}}
'''''Limit Up''''' is a 1989 comedy film starring [Nancy Allen](/source/Nancy_Allen_(actress)) as Chicago commodities trader Casey Falls. The film was directed by [Richard Martini](/source/Richard_Martini_(director)) and produced by [Jonathan D. Krane](/source/Jonathan_D._Krane). It was filmed through [Chicago](/source/Chicago) and prominently features scenes at the [Chicago Board of Trade](/source/Chicago_Board_of_Trade) and [Wrigley Field](/source/Wrigley_Field).
[Rance Howard](/source/Rance_Howard), [Dean Stockwell](/source/Dean_Stockwell), blues icon [Ray Charles](/source/Ray_Charles) and ''[Saturday Night Live](/source/Saturday_Night_Live)'' alumni [Danitra Vance](/source/Danitra_Vance) and [Brad Hall](/source/Brad_Hall) round out the cast. Additionally, actress [Sally Kellerman](/source/Sally_Kellerman) makes a cameo appearance as a [nightclub singer](/source/nightclub_act). [John Tesh](/source/John_Tesh) scored the film.
==Plot==
Casey Falls works as a runner at the [Board of Trade](/source/Board_of_Trade) for a ruthless [commodities broker](/source/commodity_broker), Peter Oak. It is her ambition to someday become a top trader herself, but Oak condescendingly insists that Casey will never make the grade.
Upset at the lack of opportunities for women, Casey is visited by a spirit, Nike, who angelically gives her tips that result in Casey making millions of dollars for traders like [Marty Callahan](/source/Marty_Callaghan) and [Chuck Feeney](/source/Chuck_Feeney). In love with her, Marty helps arrange it so that Casey becomes a licensed trader. Her gal pal, (Andy Lincoln) supports Casey's quest to succeed.Before long, with Nike's can't-miss advice, Casey becomes one of the wealthiest women in the business.
However, her attitude changes when Nike abruptly goes from angel to devil and decides to coax Casey into monopolizing world markets and earning so much money that it will wreck the economy of others around the globe. Casey openly rebels, with the help of Marty and a street musician, Julius, who is not what he seems.
==Cast==
* [Nancy Allen](/source/Nancy_Allen_(actress)) as Casey Falls[{{Citation |title=Limit Up (1989) directed by Richard Martini • Reviews, film + cast • Letterboxd |url=https://letterboxd.com/film/limit-up/ |language=en |access-date=2022-08-16}}]
* [Dean Stockwell](/source/Dean_Stockwell) as Peter Oak
* [Brad Hall](/source/Brad_Hall) as Marty Callahan
* [Danitra Vance](/source/Danitra_Vance) as Nike
* [Ray Charles](/source/Ray_Charles) as Julius
* [Rance Howard](/source/Rance_Howard) as Chuck Feeney
* Sandra Bogan as Andy Lincoln
* William J. Wolf as Rusty
* [Ava Fabian](/source/Ava_Fabian) as Sasha
* Robbie Martini as Oak's Assistant
* Teressa Ovetta Burrell as Clerk
* Winifred Freedman as Pit Recorder
* [Luana Anders](/source/Luana_Anders) as Teacher
* [Richard Martini](/source/Richard_Martini_(director)) as Student
* Kellie Joy Beals as Reporter
* [Nicky Blair](/source/Nicky_Blair) as Maitre d'
* [Force MDs](/source/Force_MDs) as Band
* [Sally Kellerman](/source/Sally_Kellerman) as Nightclub Singer
==Critical response==
The lighthearted romp received a B+ from ''[Entertainment Weekly](/source/Entertainment_Weekly)'': "Splendid with good cast, good script, tidy direction" and "Nancy Allen is particularly delightful."[1] ''[TV Guide](/source/TV_Guide)'' noted that director Martini succeeds "in making the commodity-market scenes comprehensible for the layman."[{{Cite web |url=http://movies.tvguide.com/limit/review/127553 |title=Limit up Review |access-date=2011-02-16 |archive-date=2012-05-31 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120531220012/http://movies.tvguide.com/limit/review/127553 |url-status=dead }}] ''The St. Paul Pioneer Press'' said ''Limit Up'' "can't be faulted for enthusiasm or moxie" and its "strong equality-of-women-in-the-workplace message is welcome".[[http://nl.newsbank.com/nl-search/we/Archives?p_product=PD&s_site=twincities&p_multi=SP&p_theme=realcities&p_action=search&p_maxdocs=200&p_topdoc=1&p_text_direct-0=0EB5D9272735204E&p_field_direct-0=document_id&p_perpage=10&p_sort=YMD_date:D&s_trackval=GooglePM ''The St. Paul Pioneer Press'']] Dually, ''[The Chicago Tribune](/source/The_Chicago_Tribune)'' was less complimentary: "the picture is as spunky and good-natured as all get out, but in the absence of any original or substantial ideas, its spunk soon grates."[[https://pqasb.pqarchiver.com/chicagotribune/access/24585361.html?dids=24585361:24585361&FMT=ABS&FMTS=ABS:FT&type=current&date=Nov+03%2C+1989&author=Dave+Kehr%2C+Movie+critic.&pub=Chicago+Tribune+(pre-1997+Fulltext)&desc=Eager+%60Limit+Up'+has+nothing+to+barter+with&pqatl=google]{{dead link|date=July 2024|bot=medic}}{{cbignore|bot=medic}}] In his ''[Chicago Sun-Times](/source/Chicago_Sun-Times)'' review of Nov. 3, 1989, [Roger Ebert](/source/Roger_Ebert) described the film as "witless from one end to another" as well as "lame-brained and cornball".
==External links==
* {{IMDb title|0097755|Limit Up}}
* {{rotten-tomatoes|limit_up}}
* [https://www.facebook.com/#!/pages/Limit-Up/104163089640231?v=wall Limit Up] at [Facebook](/source/Facebook)
==References==
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Category:1989 films
Category:1989 comedy films
Category:1989 fantasy films
Category:1989 independent films
Category:1989 American films
Category:1989 English-language films
Category:1980s fantasy comedy films
Category:American fantasy comedy films
Category:American independent films
Category:Films set in Chicago
Category:Films shot in Chicago
Category:Stock trading films
Category:Works based on the Faust legend
Category:English-language independent films
Category:English-language fantasy comedy films
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