Published on Monday, April 7, 2008
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Flick Pick: 'Marathon Man'
By BEN BURR
Last updated on 00/00/0000 at 12:00 a.m.

Director: John Schlesinger

Starring: Dustin Hoffman, Roy Scheider, Laurence Olivier

Synopsis: When his brother “Doc” (Scheider) drops dead at his doorstep, Thomas “Babe” Levy (Hoffman) gets caught up in a world of espionage, diamonds and masochistic, drill-wielding ex-Nazis. Anyone who has experienced dental work and can watch the cavity scene without cringing should win a dollar. Infamous line: “Is it safe? Is? It? Safe?!”

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