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Stone Cold Dead

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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

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

Premise

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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

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Production

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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

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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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  1. ^ "Stone Cold Dead (1979)". British Film Institute. Archived from the original on May 5, 2016. Retrieved 2016-04-07.
  2. ^ "Crenna in Toronto Gets to 'Live a Little'". The Montreal Gazette. The Canadian Press. 1978-12-14. p. 52. Archived from the original on 2024-05-20. Retrieved 2016-04-08.
  3. ^ a b Beck, Marilyn (1979-02-12). "Heart Portrayal Draining for Actress". The Victoria Advocate. Associated Press. p. 10C. Archived from the original on 2024-05-20. Retrieved 2016-04-08.
  4. ^ "'Unique' Thriller Set in Toronto". Ottawa Citizen. The Canadian Press. 1979-01-02. p. 59. Archived from the original on 2024-05-20. Retrieved 2016-04-08.
  5. ^ Goble, Alan (1999). The Complete Index to Literary Sources in Film. Walter de Gruyter. p. 966. ISBN 9783110951943. Retrieved 2016-04-08.
  6. ^ "Stone Cold Dead". TV Guide. Archived from the original on 2023-12-12. Retrieved 2023-12-12.
  7. ^ Bawden, Jim. "Best Bets". The Toronto Star. Archived from the original on 2016-04-19. Retrieved 2016-04-07.
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