Skip Tracer
| Skip Tracer | |
|---|---|
| Directed by | Zale Dalen |
| Written by | Zale Dalen |
| Produced by | Laara Dalen |
| Starring | David Petersen John Lazarus |
| Cinematography | Ron Orieux |
| Edited by | Zale Dalen |
| Music by | J. Douglas Dodd Linton S. Garner |
Production company | Highlight Communications |
| Distributed by | International Film Distributors G.G. Communications |
Release date | September 13, 1977 (TIFF) |
Running time | 95 minutes |
| Country | Canada |
| Language | English |
| Budget | $250,000 |
Skip Tracer is a Canadian drama film, directed by Zale Dalen and released in 1977.[1] Dalen's feature-length directorial debut, the film was made for a budget of just $250,000 after Dalen and his wife Laara, the film's producer, decided that they were dissatisfied with their jobs and wanted to work in film.[2]
The film stars David Petersen as John Collins, a repo man who begins to regret his career choice after being paired with Brent Solverman (John Lazarus), a new trainee whose very different perspective on the job begins to trigger Collins' conscience.[1]
Petersen received a Canadian Film Award nomination for Best Actor,[3] and Dalen received the Wendy Michener Award for "most promising new talent", at the 1977 Canadian Film Awards.[4] In 1978, it became the first Canadian film ever selected for screening at the New York Film Festival.[2]
References
- ^ a b Jay Scott, "Skip Tracer: Dalen connects with the man who collects". The Globe and Mail, November 25, 1978.
- ^ a b "Skip Tracer first Canadian film at N.Y. festival". The Globe and Mail, September 25, 1978.
- ^ "Back stage". The Globe and Mail, October 15, 1977.
- ^ "Etrogs bogged and bungled". Richmond Review. November 25, 1977. p. 14. Retrieved March 28, 2018 – via Newspapers.com.
External links
- Skip Tracer at IMDb
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