Stone Cold Dead

Stone Cold Dead
Directed by George Mendeluk
Produced by
  • George Mendeluk
  • John Ryan
Written by George Mendeluk
Based on The Sin Sniper
by Hugh Garner
Starring
Music by Paul Zaza
Guidonna Lee
Alexis Radlin
Cinematography Dennis Miller
Edited by Martin Pepler
Distributed by Dimension Pictures
Release dates
  • 1979 (1979)
Running time
 97 minutes
Country Canada
Language English

Stone Cold Dead is a 1979 Canadian film directed by George Mendeluk.[1]

Plot

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

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

  1. ↑ "Stone Cold Dead (1979)". British Film Institute. Retrieved 2016-04-07.
  2. ↑ "Crenna in Toronto Gets to 'Live a Little'". The Montreal Gazette. The Canadian Press. 1978-12-14. p. 52.
  3. 1 2 Beck, Marilyn (1979-02-12). "Heart Portrayal Draining for Actress". The Victoria Advocate. Associated Press. p. 10C.
  4. ↑ "'Unique' Thriller Set in Toronto". Ottawa Citizen. The Canadian Press. 1979-01-02. p. 59.
  5. ↑ Goble, Alan (1999). The Complete Index to Literary Sources in Film. Walter de Gruyter. p. 966. ISBN 9783110951943.
  6. ↑ "Stone Cold Dead". TV Guide. Retrieved 2016-04-07.
  7. ↑ Bawden, Jim. "Best Bets". The Toronto Star. Retrieved 2016-04-07.


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