| 词条 | Killing 'em Softly |
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|name = Killing 'em Softly |director = Max Fischer |writer = Leila Basen Max Fischer |producer = Claude Léger |starring = Irene Cara George Segal Clark Johnson Nicholas Campbell |based on = The Neighbor by Laird Koenig |released = 1982 |music = Art Phillips |cinematography = François Protat |editing = Jean-Guy Montpetit Fabien D. Tordjmann |language = English |country = Canada }}Killing {{'}}em Softly is a 1982 Canadian thriller film directed by Max Fischer, starring Irene Cara, George Segal, Clark Johnson and Nicholas Campbell.[1] It is most noted for production problems which led to it becoming one of the first Canadian films ever to be released direct to video,[2] and led to a court case over production funding which was not resolved until 1995.[3] Based on Laird Koenig's novel The Neighbor, the film's plot centres on the girlfriend of a murdered man, who falls in love with her boyfriend's killer.[1] ProductionThe film was originally announced with the working title Neighbor,[3] and was originally slated to star Peter O'Toole in the role that Segal ultimately played.[1] Due to cost overruns, however, producer Claude Léger approached Télé-Métropole and the Dutch firm Mueller International as guarantors for a $3.15 million loan from the Mercantile Bank of Canada.[3] When a dispute emerged over story rights, Mercantile Bank called in the loan, bankrupting Léger.[4] Mercantile Bank then sued Télé-Métropole and Mueller International to recover its costs, and gave the film a minimal theatrical run under the title The Man in 5A,[1] before selling it to Palan Entertainment for $480,000.[3] In 1989, the Quebec Superior Court ordered Télé-Métropole to pay $4.6 million to the National Bank of Canada, which had by this time acquired the Mercantile Bank.[4] Télé-Métropole appealed the decision to the Quebec Court of Appeal, which upheld the decision in 1995; with compound interest, however, Télé-Métropole was now ordered to pay $8 million.[3] Screenwriter Leila Basen acknowledged in good humor that she had written what was widely considered "the worst Canadian movie ever made".[5] According to Basen, however, "at least the script for The Man in 5A was good. The problem was that the producers ran out of money. I paid to see the movie at a theatre - and asked for my money back at the end."[5] AwardsCampbell received a Genie Award nomination for Best Supporting Actor at the 4th Genie Awards in 1983.[6] Writing for Cinema Canada, critic J. Paul Costabile stated that the nomination had been given "for no discernible reason".[1] References1. ^1 2 3 4 "Max Fischer's 'The Man in 5A'". Cinema Canada, September 1983. 2. ^"New film premieres on video". Ottawa Citizen, February 22, 1986. 3. ^1 2 3 4 "Tele-Metropole ordered to pay $8 million for film fiasco". Montreal Gazette, May 27, 1995. 4. ^1 "Tele-Metropole ordered to pay bank for film deal that became a legal fight". Montreal Gazette, June 2, 1989. 5. ^1 "TV scripts earn living for `housewife'". Montreal Gazette, September 8, 1991. 6. ^"Top Genie prospects for Bill Miner movie". The Globe and Mail, February 10, 1983. External links
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