Stone Cold Dead

1979 Canadian film directed by George Mendeluk From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

Stone Cold Dead is a 1979 Canadian film directed by George Mendeluk and starring Richard Crenna and Paul Williams.[1]

Directed byGeorge Mendeluk
Written byGeorge Mendeluk
Based onThe Sin Sniper
by Hugh Garner
Produced by
  • George Mendeluk
  • John Ryan
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Stone Cold Dead
Directed byGeorge Mendeluk
Written byGeorge Mendeluk
Based onThe Sin Sniper
by Hugh Garner
Produced by
  • George Mendeluk
  • John Ryan
Starring
CinematographyDennis Miller
Edited byMartin Pepler
Music byPaul Zaza
Guidonna Lee
Alexis Radlin
Distributed byDimension Pictures
Release date
  • 1979 (1979)
Running time
97 minutes
CountryCanada
LanguageEnglish
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Plot

A Toronto detective 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

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

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