Sanctimony (film)
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Paul Colichman
Shawn Williamson
Jeffrey Schenck
Mark R. Harris
Stephen P. Jarchow
James Shavick
| Sanctimony | |
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 American DVD cover of "Sanctimony" | |
| Directed by | Uwe Boll |
| Written by | Uwe Boll |
| Produced by | Uwe Boll Paul Colichman Shawn Williamson Jeffrey Schenck Mark R. Harris Stephen P. Jarchow James Shavick |
| Starring | Casper Van Dien Michael Paré Eric Roberts |
| Edited by | David M. Richardson |
| Music by | Uwe Spies |
Production companies | Regent Entertainment 1st Boll Kino Beteiligungs GmbH and Co. KG |
| Distributed by | Regent Entertainment Pioneer |
Release date |
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Running time | 83 minutes |
| Countries | United States Germany |
| Language | English |
Sanctimony is a 2000 psychological horror-crime film starring Casper Van Dien, Michael Paré and Eric Roberts. It was written and directed by Uwe Boll. The film was released in late 2000.[1]
The film stars Casper Van Dien as Tom Gerrick, Michael Paré as Jim Renart and Eric Roberts as the Lieutenant. Others in the film include Jennifer Rubin as Dorothy Smith, Catherine Oxenberg as Susan Renart, Michael Rasmussen as Dr. Fricke, Tanja Reichert as Eve, David Millbern as Peter and Birgit Stein as Sandra.[2]
The film was filmed in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada.[3]
Today, the film remains available in America on DVD through the 2001 Geneon release.[4] In the UK, it remains available on the 2001 Metrodome DVD release.[5] A French import also exists from Elephant Films.[6] It was released on VHS in Russia via Pyramid Home Video in 2000, whilst VCL Communications released the film in Germany.[7]
The film's two taglines read "How do you stop the killing" and "There is a serial killer in your neighbourhood..."[1]
Plot
In an anonymous American town, Tom Gerrick is a Wall Street Whiz Kid. He's also a serial killer. Six victims have had their eyes cut out, six their ears cut off and three their tongues removed. By the time he gets to his fourth 'tongue' victim, Gerrick is getting sick of his success. Detectives Jim Renart and Dorothy Smith are under pressure from their superior to capture the killer, and they finally get a break when Gerrick offers himself for questioning. He calls the police himself, claiming to have found the body of the sixteen-year-old girl on the street. He wants to get caught, but first he wants to play with his captors for a while. His initial sensitivity to the crime is soon replaced with a psycho-smirk and a high priced lawyer. By the time the police find out he is the killer, he is on a shooting spree, first on live television during an interviews on "the secret of success", then at his ex-fiancés non-wedding party. Actually catching Gerrick proves to be a difficult matter, especially with the feds set to take over the case in mere hours.[8][9]
Cast
- Casper Van Dien as Tom Gerrick
- Michael Paré as Jim Renart
- Eric Roberts as Lieutenant
- Jennifer Rubin as Dorothy Smith
- Catherine Oxenberg as Susan Renart
- Michael Rasmussen as Dr. Fricke
- Tanja Reichert as Eve
- David Millbern as Peter
- Birgit Stein as Sandra
- Crystal Lowe as Virginia
- Marnie Alton as Tina
- Adam Harrington as Hank
- Richard Leacock as Policeman #1
- David Kaye as Tom's Attorney