Stone Cold Dead
| Stone Cold Dead | |
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| Directed by | George Mendeluk |
| Written by | George Mendeluk |
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| Starring | |
| Cinematography | Dennis Miller |
| Edited by | Martin Pepler |
| Music by | Paul Zaza Guidonna Lee Alexis Radlin |
| Distributed by | Dimension Pictures |
Release date |
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Running time | 97 minutes |
| Country | Canada |
| Language | English |
Stone Cold Dead is a 1979 Canadian film directed by George Mendeluk and starring Richard Crenna and Paul Williams.[1]
Premise
A Toronto detective (Richard Crenna) searches for a serial killer who shoots prostitutes. The detective is also determined to arrest the pushy pimps and a few undercover cops get killed as they try to infiltrate the hooker trade.
Cast
- Richard Crenna as Sgt. Boyd
- Paul Williams as Julius Kurtz
- Linda Sorenson
- Belinda Montgomery
- Chuck Shamata
- Alberta Watson
- Monique Mercure
- George Chuvalo
Production
Crenna said he was drawn to the film partly because his character survives the events of the plot, something that few of his characters had done recently.[2] Mendeluk used both actresses and real-life Toronto prostitutes during filming.[3] Shooting took place during November and December 1978 in Toronto,[4] and production ended in February 1979.[3] It was based on the novel The Sin Sniper by Hugh Garner.[5]
Reception
TV Guide rated it 1/5 stars and called it a "typical crime thriller".[6]
Crenna later said that he thought the content was not Canadian-specific enough.[7]
References
- ^ "Stone Cold Dead (1979)". British Film Institute. Retrieved 2016-04-07.
- ^ "Crenna in Toronto Gets to 'Live a Little'". The Montreal Gazette. The Canadian Press. 1978-12-14. p. 52.
- ^ a b Beck, Marilyn (1979-02-12). "Heart Portrayal Draining for Actress". The Victoria Advocate. Associated Press. p. 10C.
- ^ "'Unique' Thriller Set in Toronto". Ottawa Citizen. The Canadian Press. 1979-01-02. p. 59.
- ^ Goble, Alan (1999). The Complete Index to Literary Sources in Film. Walter de Gruyter. p. 966. ISBN 9783110951943.
- ^ "Stone Cold Dead". TV Guide. Retrieved 2016-04-07.
- ^ Bawden, Jim. "Best Bets". The Toronto Star. Retrieved 2016-04-07.
External links
- Stone Cold Dead at IMDb
- Stone Cold Dead at the TCM Movie Database
- Stone Cold Dead at Rotten Tomatoes
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