Prime Risk

{{Use mdy dates|date=April 2025}} {{Infobox film | name = Prime Risk | image = | alt = | caption = | director = Michael Farkas | producer = Herman Grigsby | writer = Michael Farkas | narrator = | starring = {{ubl|Lee Montgomery|Toni Hudson|Sam Bottoms|Clu Gulager|Keenan Wynn|Lois Hall}} | music = {{ill|Phil Marshall (musician)|it|Phil Marshall|lt=Phil Marshall}} | cinematography = Mac Ahlberg | editing = Bruce Green | studio = | distributor = Almi Pictures | released = {{Film date|1985|04}} | runtime = 98 min. | country = United States | language = English | budget = | gross = }}

'''''Prime Risk''''' is a 1985 thriller film directed by Michael Farkas and starring Lee Montgomery and Toni Hudson.

==Plot summary== A female engineer, with the assistance of her pilot-wannabe male friend, discovers a way to rip off automated teller machines, but in doing so stumbles upon a plot to destroy the U.S. monetary system.

== Cast == {{cast listing| *Lee Montgomery as Michael Fox *Toni Hudson as Julie Collins *Sam Bottoms as Bill Yeoman (as Samuel Bottoms) *Clu Gulager as Paul Minsky *Keenan Wynn as Dr. Lasser *Lois Hall as Dr. Holt *Rick Rakowski as John *John Lykes as Vance *James O'Connell as Terry Franklin *Randy Pearlman as Ed Harrington *Timothy Rice as Albert Fishburn *Roy Stuart as Mr. Fox *Helen Duffy as Mrs. Fox *Christopher Murphy as Tony Nelson *Caron Tate as Bank Teller *Cathey Paine as Mall Administrator *Art Scholl as Flight Instructor *Rick Warner as Flight Desk Attendant *Biff Yeager as Policeman #1 *Tony Roque as Policeman #2 *Dale Stein as EMC Receptionist *Bruce Elliott as Bank Assistant *Michael Willis as Teller Serviceman *Carol Bennett as Account's Secretary *Dick Valentine as Teller Line Customer *Carey Scott as Teller Line Kid *Bruce Myers as Parking Lot Teen *James Reed as Party Guest #1 *Gary E. Barlough as Party Guest #2 *Steve Belin as Spy Technician *Leigh Drake as Spy Security Officer *Dean Noble as Spy Pilot *Doug Roberts as Pilot on Taxiway *Erica Todd as FBI Receprionist *Dick Spangler as News Anchorman *Brown Cardwell as Field Reporter *Ron Lombard as TV Viewer *Tony Clay as Sweep Team Leader *Patricia McPherson as Federal Reserve Executive *Mark DeFrain as Federal Reserve Assistant *Greg McCullough as Gardener #1 *David Seal as Gardener #2 }}

== Reception and impact == In a 2017 interview, Hudson commented that she only briefly gave a thought about the film's correlation to the Great Recession.<ref>Johnny Caps. "[https://popgeeks.com/the-flashback-interview-toni-hudson/ The Flashback Interview: Toni Hudson]", popgeeks.com, 10 April 2017.</ref>

== References == <references/>

==External links== * {{IMDb title|id=0087942|title=Prime Risk}}

Category:1985 films Category:American thriller television films Category:1985 English-language films Category:1985 crime thriller films Category:1980s political thriller films Category:Films shot in Virginia Category:Films shot in Washington, D.C. Category:Films about financial crises Category:English-language crime thriller films