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The Kill-Off

  • 1989
  • 1h 50m
IMDb RATING
6.1/10
229
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The Kill-Off (1989)
CrimeDrama

Business at The Pavilion bar is down so Pete and Rags decide that the best way to get The Pavilion off the skids is to turn it into a strip joint.Business at The Pavilion bar is down so Pete and Rags decide that the best way to get The Pavilion off the skids is to turn it into a strip joint.Business at The Pavilion bar is down so Pete and Rags decide that the best way to get The Pavilion off the skids is to turn it into a strip joint.

  • Director
    • Maggie Greenwald
  • Writers
    • Maggie Greenwald
    • Jim Thompson
  • Stars
    • Loretta Gross
    • Andrew Lee Barrett
    • Jackson Sims
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    • IMDb RATING
    6.1/10
    229
    YOUR RATING
    • Director
      • Maggie Greenwald
    • Writers
      • Maggie Greenwald
      • Jim Thompson
    • Stars
      • Loretta Gross
      • Andrew Lee Barrett
      • Jackson Sims
    • 7User reviews
    • 8Critic reviews
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    • Awards
      • 1 win & 4 nominations

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    Loretta Gross
    • Luane
    Andrew Lee Barrett
    • Bobbie Ashton
    Jackson Sims
    • Pete Pavlov
    Steve Monroe
    • Ralph
    Cathy Haase
    Cathy Haase
    • Danny Lee
    Jorja Fox
    Jorja Fox
    • Myra Pavlov
    • (as Jorjan Fox)
    Sean O'Sullivan
    • The Doctor
    Ellen Kelly
    • Lily Williams
    Ralph Graff
    • Henry Williams
    Jim Woyt
    • Bar Regular
    Cesar Pares
    • Bar Regular
    Mike Towstik
    • Bar Regular
    Bill Busto
    • Policeman
    Spencer Neyland
    • Dancing Drunk
    Andy Kahan
    • Dead Lily
    William Jess Russell
    • Raggs
    • Director
      • Maggie Greenwald
    • Writers
      • Maggie Greenwald
      • Jim Thompson
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    • Trivia
      The film's 1990 release in the U.S. coincided with a small craze of Jim Thompson novels being adapted to film. The other Jim Thompson novels to be adapted into films were The Grifters and After Dark, My Sweet, also in 1990.
    • Goofs
      At approximately 19:15 into the film.
    • Alternate versions
      The DVD-R from Mr. Fat-W Video is missing 20 minutes.
    • Connections
      Featured in Siskel & Ebert: The Rookie/Berkeley in the Sixties/Edward Scissorhands/The Grifters (1990)
    • Soundtracks
      Hard Work
      by The Slamhound Hunters

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    8/10

    One of the best adaptation of Jim Thomson

    (with Tavernier's Coup de Torchon, of course). I would have given a note of 10 it certainly deserves, but the print I saw was from an old video cassette and couldn't find a DVD at decent price. From beginning to end, I rediscovered Jim Thomson's atmosphere, with poor characters with serious failures teasing nastily each other. Bravo to Maggie Greenwald who has directed this creepy drama with continuous invention in camera tricks and solid actors direction. Every shot is inventive, and no matter the casting is unknown, they believe in their characters. Creepy atmosphere with a creepy perfect soundtrack.

    Far superior to the excessively violent and ridiculous Killer Inside Me with Casey Affleck, another adaption from Jim Thomson.
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    Details

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    • Release date
      • February 9, 1990 (United Kingdom)
    • Country of origin
      • United States
    • Language
      • English
    • Also known as
      • Einsamkeit und Mord
    • Filming locations
      • New York, USA(Interior scenes)
    • Production company
      • Filmworld Productions
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    • Budget
      • $3,000,000 (estimated)
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    • Runtime
      1 hour 50 minutes
    • Color
      • Color
    • Sound mix
      • Mono
    • Aspect ratio
      • 1.78 : 1

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