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5.2/10   81 votes
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Director:
Writers:
Michael Gilbert (novel)
Stephen Zoller (writer)
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Tagline:
A Man on the Edge Has Nothing to Lose.
Plot:
A man takes three co-workers hostage while working overtime on Thanksgiving weekend. He has no demands. | add synopsis
Awards:
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NewsDesk:
Fall 2009 TV: Premiering Tonight - Sept. 28
 (From Screen Rant. 28 September 2009, 1:15 PM, PDT)

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An ambivalent horror flick - - more (3 total)

Cast

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David Warner ... Eugene Brackin

Michael Ironside ... Larry Gaylord

Kate Vernon ... Sally

Jayne Eastwood ... Joan Talmage

Will Lyman ... Smolen
Graeme Campbell ... Hollis

Anthony Sherwood ... Garlas

John Vernon ... Mayor
Patrick Patterson ... Security Guard
Winston Gaddishaw ... Marksman
Helen Beavis ... Mrs. Hampton
Cindy Girling ... Mrs. Gaylord
Kenneth McGregor ... Cop #1 (as Ken McGregor)
François Klanfer ... NY Boss
Rex Hagon ... V.P. of Felton
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Additional Details

Also Known As:
Manoeuvre hostile (Canada: French title)
The Devastator (USA) (video box title)
The Office Party (Canada: English title)
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MPAA:
Rated R for sexuality, language and violence.
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4 out of 4 people found the following comment useful.
An ambivalent horror flick - -, 9 October 2002
7/10
Author: Brian-140

After watching this film, I was left with the impression that there were two competing interpretations of the script - and the director tried to film both. Interpretation one could be summed up as "horror/hostage/screams/blood" - Interpretation two: "psychodrama/disturbing/thought provoking."

There are some very terrifying moments in this film that can have you gripping the edge of your seat and holding your breath hoping that the worst ISN'T going to happen....and then suddenly you are in the middle of a quasi Greek Tragedy with the players making profound orations while the plot stands still. (Exactly what the poems of T.S. Eliot have to do with the plot is never made clear).

I found it a very interesting view with some very genuinely deep moments - but the ending was almost an anti-climax and the schizoid handling of the script did not help matters. It is worth at least a look but you probably won't come back for seconds.

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