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January 1979 (USA) morePlot:
A repo man skips town after his life is threatened. | add synopsisPlot Keywords:
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Rare Canadian treat for the discerning creditor.... moreCast
(Credited cast) | Mark Archeson | ||
| Sue Astley | ... | Sara Pettigrew |
| Mike Grigg | ... | Henry Belden |
| John Lazarus | ... | Brent Solverman |
| Jack Leaf | ... | Walter Tchoryk |
| Steve Miller | ... | Welder |
| David Petersen | ... | John Collins |
| Alan Rose | ... | George Pettigrew |
| Rudy Szabo | ... | Leo Gabrowsi |
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Skip Tracer Can. 1977 Dir: Zale R Dalen
An unlikely winner.
Low budget tale of the ambitious loan agent (tracing 'skips' who have defaulted on payment) culminating in his juggling of customers plight with personal conscience. In UK, first seen on terrestrial television early to mid 1980's on BBC2's forerunner to the Moviedrome collections.
The mental angst of the hunter starts as a positive, but develops over the head of Peterson's central character to demonstrate that pressure can cause compromise and even weaken. Therefore, to the uninitiated, what might seem as a study in power, develops into empathy and ultimately redemption. Vancouver is unspectacular as a backdrop, although it's modesty is a comfort - ordinary City, ordinary people like the Skip Tracer. The violence is justified by the subject matter as are the flirtations with sleaze.
Having said that, not everyone will enjoy the piece. The lighting is awful and some of the support acting is sub-standard, but there is enough here to rate it as self effacing, raw and realistic.
A promising personal vehicle for Peterson, although, unlike fine wines, the passage of time has not been kind. Still, who am I to determine what vintage means?
Shame that there is still no DVD release - I would certainly buy it, as it is quite unique.