Killer Image
- 1992 (1992)
Killer Image is a 1992 independent Canadian suspense film directed by David Winning. It stars Michael Ironside and John Pyper-Ferguson. The story centers on two brothers, one a powerful senator, one a ruthless killer. A photographer captures images of the politician in a compromising position and is murdered. Now his brother has discovered the film and wants vengeance.
Plot synopsis
When Max Oliver (John Pyper-Ferguson) learns his photographer brother has been killed, he suspects it was no random murder. And when he finds his brothers' last photos of a powerful senator (M. Emmet Walsh) and a prostitute, Max gets a clear picture of a deadly political cover-up. Seeking to expose his brother's killer, Max enters a murderous game of cat and mouse, stalked by a cold-blooded assassin (Michael Ironside) who has Max dead in his sights.
Cast
- Michael Ironside as Luther Kane
- John Pyper-Ferguson as Max Oliver
- Krista Errickson as Shelley
- M. Emmet Walsh as Senator John Kane
- Paul Austin as Ric Oliver
- Chantelle Jenkins as Lori
Production
The film was shot in the September and October 1990 in locations in and around Calgary, Alberta. Production took 20 days. Malofilm, a distributor from Montreal, and Pierre David, in Los Angeles, were partially funding the project, along with seed-money from the Alberta government.[1][2] The film was released in Canada and the United States in 1992, being distributed by Malofilm, but did not receive a home video release until the early 1993 thru Paramount Home Video and received its US premiere as a finalist at the 1992 Houston Film Festival.
Reception
The Calgary Herald published a review in March 1992 that said David Winning’s sharp stylish exploitation movie, is a triumph of first-rate technique over less than first-rate content.[3] Chuck O’Leary on Rotten Tomatoes called it an implausible B thriller made watchable by Michael Ironside's portrayal of another clenched-jawed psycho.[4]
References
- ^ Haeseker, Fred (1992-03-25). "Action Thriller Major Step Forward for City Director". Calgary Herald. Retrieved 2010-01-19.
- ^ Hobson, Louis B. (1990-10-04). "Being Bad is Good for Actor Ironside". Calgary Sun. Retrieved 2010-01-19.
- ^ Haeseker, Fred (1992-03-25). "Bad Boy Mike steals Killer Image". Calgary Herald. Retrieved 2010-01-19.
- ^ O’Leary, Chuck. "Killer Image". Rotten Tomatoes. Retrieved 2010-01-19.
External links
- Killer Image at IMDb
- Killer Image trailer on YouTube
- Making of Killer Image on YouTube
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