Strip Search (1997)

Director:

Rod Hewitt

Writer:

Thomas Parkinson

Genre:

Action | Drama

Tagline:

She gets everyone.

Plot:

Robby Durrell is the prince of the vice squad. A man who's seen it all and done a little of it too....

Plot Keywords:

Gangster | Lesbianism | Sex | Female Nudity | Murder

Cast

Michael Paré	...	Robby Durrell
Pam Grier	...	Janette
Lucie Laurier	...	Billy
Mackenzie Gray	...	Lawrence Durrell
Heidi von Palleske	...	Sheila
Maury Chaykin	...	Tomas
Carl Alacchi	...	Jim
Jean-Guy Bouchard	...	Joe
Gregoriane Minot Payeur	...	Ai Loo
Steven P. Park	...	King Sook (as Steve Park)
Caroline Néron	...	Lead
Wei Feng Tang	...	Lee
Tom Rack	...	Locust
Vittorio Rossi	...	Cavalieri
Tony Calabretta	...	Colt
Gregory Hlady	...	Helmut Wicks
Norris Domingue	...	Uncle Jack
Sylvie Liberge	...	Jocko
Robert Higden	...	Customer
Claudia Besso	...	Sherry
Michel Perron	...	Arthur
Doris Milmore	...	Julie
Roc LaFortune	...	Lance
Isabelle Menard	...	Woman
Russell Yuen	...	Chinese Gangster #1
Brian Paul Imperial	...	Chinese Gangster #2
Allan Yuk-lun Chou	...	Chinese Gangster #3
Andy Bradshaw	...	Chinese Gangster #4
Houston Wong	...	Chinese Gangster #5
Daniel Do	...	Chinese Gangster #6
Andrew Campbell	...	Gun Man #1
David McKeown	...	Gun Man #2
Alain Dahan	...	Gun Man #3
Leslie Glass	...	Gun Woman

Directed by
Rod Hewitt

Writing credits (in alphabetical order)
Thomas Parkinson

Produced by
Danny Rossner	....	producer
Alfred Sapse	....	executive producer (as Alfred Theodore Sapse)
Murray Shostak	....	producer
Alexander Tabrizi	....	executive producer

Original Music by
Eric Lemoyne

Cinematography by
Barry Gravelle

Film Editing by
Paul Jutras

Casting by
Andrea Kenyon
Myriam Vézina

Art Direction by
Csaba András Kertész

Set Decoration by
Amy Burt
Jules de Niverville

Costume Design by
Suzana Fischer

Makeup Department
Camille Belanger	....	makeup artist
Lynne Galéa	....	assistant makeup artist
Nathalie Girard	....	assistant makeup artist
Corald Giroux	....	assistant hair stylist
Roseline Hoffman	....	assistant makeup artist
Marie-Lyne Normandin	....	hair stylist
Ginette Thériault	....	assistant hair stylist
Pina Zinni	....	assistant hair stylist
Ryan Nicholson	....	special makeup effects artist: Maestro Studios (uncredited)

Production Management
Yves Castonguay	....	assistant unit manager
Julian Ferrera	....	post-production supervisor
Renaud Mathieu	....	production manager

Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
Alain Dahan	....	second unit director
Vince Di Clemente	....	third assistant director
John Fretz	....	first assistant director
Natalie Goulet	....	second assistant director
David McKeown	....	second unit director

Art Department
Mario Barriere	....	property buyer
Mario Barriere	....	set dresser
Sophie Beasse	....	head wardrobe dresser
Benoit Begin	....	art swing gang
Rémi Bergeron	....	painter
Amy Burt	....	key set decorator
Michel Clément	....	assistant art director
Benoit Fauteux	....	art swing gang
Martin Ferland	....	set construction supervisor
Henri Gagnon	....	set props
Stéphane Lafrance	....	carpenter
Pierre LeBlanc	....	carpenter
Marie-Dominique Michaud	....	painter
Yanick Mondor	....	carpenter
Marie-Christine Pelletier	....	head wardrobe dresser
Art Reasonover	....	head wardrobe dresser
Martin Rodrigue	....	carpenter
Sandrine Rousseau	....	assistant set props
Hilair Savard	....	carpenter

Sound Department
Marc H. Beaulieu	....	boom operator
Richard Betanzos	....	sound editor
Richard Betanzos	....	sound re-recording mixer
Don Cohen	....	production sound mixer
Steve Copley	....	foley recordist
Scott Donald	....	dialogue editor
Daniel Duceppe	....	dialogue editor
Philippe Espantoso	....	sound re-recording mixer
Steven Gurman	....	sound re-recording mixer
Steven Gurman	....	supervising dialogue editor
Thierry Hoffmann	....	boom operator (as Thierry Hoffman)
Eric Med Lagacé	....	assistant foley artist
Arun Majumdar	....	supervising sound editor
Simon Pressey	....	assistant foley artist
Cory Rizos	....	assistant sound editor
Virginia Storey	....	foley artist
Glenn Tussman	....	sound editor
André Vincelli	....	dialogue editor

Special Effects by
Gary Coates	....	special effects technician
Ryal Cosgrove	....	special effects
Mike Cozens	....	special effects technician
Guillaume Murray	....	special effects technician

Visual Effects by
François Aubry	....	opticals supervisor
Rick Hannigan	....	layout artist: opticals

Stunts
Peter Cox	....	stunts
Marc Désourdy	....	stunts
David McKeown	....	stunt coordinator
David Rigby	....	stunts

Camera and Electrical Department
Yves Arseneau	....	third grip
Yves Beaudoin	....	second assistant camera
Marc André Berthiaume	....	camera operator
Philippe Bossé	....	still photographer
Yves Charbonneau	....	gaffer
Robert Courtemanche	....	key grip
Julie de Ernsted	....	camera loader
Patrick Fortin	....	electrician
René Fréchette	....	camera loader
Eric Gaucher	....	electrician
Emeric Grunebaum	....	grip
Walter Klymkiw	....	electrician
Christian Lafortune	....	electrician
Pierre Lambert	....	director of cinematography: title sequence
Mathieu Laverdière	....	electrician
Julie Martel	....	third electrician
Stephan Menghi	....	second assistant camera
Paul Mikus	....	grip
Robert Moreau	....	best boy grip
Lorenzo Negri	....	camera loader
Tessa Ohlendorf	....	gallery photographer
Philippe Perrier	....	grip
Claude Pothier	....	best boy electric
Michel Provost	....	electrician
Philippe Prud'homme	....	first assistant camera
Danny Rivard	....	best boy grip
Jane Smither	....	first assistant camera

Casting Department
Randi Wells	....	extras casting

Editorial Department
Sébastien Beauregard	....	assistant film editor
Claudette Champagne	....	negative cutter
Pierre Compte	....	negative cutter
Benoit Falardeau	....	post-production coordinator
Diane Leroux	....	negative cutter
Patrick Parenteau	....	assistant film editor
Vladimir Zabransky	....	color timer
Geoffroy Tremblay	....	assistant editor (uncredited)

Music Department
Alain Auger	....	composer: additional music

Transportation Department
Alain Auger	....	driver
Gilbert Bureau	....	picture vehicle
Vincent Houle	....	driver

Other crew
Isabelle Abastado	....	location manager
Lorrie Barth	....	assistant: Mr. Hewitt
Dominique Boisvert	....	craft service
Andrew Campbell	....	weapons handler
Michel Croteau	....	production assistant
Manuel d'Albuquerque	....	production assistant
Alain Dahan	....	location manager
T. Kim Phuong Duong	....	assistant production accountant
Pierre Guevremont	....	production accountant
Roch La Salle	....	technical advisor
Arun Majumdar	....	assistant: Mr. Rossner
André Michaud	....	production assistant
Liette Michaud	....	production coordinator
Tessa Ohlendorf	....	title designer
Rachelle Parée	....	weapons coordinator
Colin Pearson	....	title designer
Brent Radford	....	assistant weapons handler
Marie-Agnés Reeves	....	title designer
Patricia Robin	....	script supervisor
Kim Temple	....	production secretary
Dave Young	....	weapons handler

Production Companies

• Shostak/Rossner Productions

Distributors

• A-Pix Entertainment
• Ardustry Home Entertainment
• Ascot Video
• Cannes (Brazil) (video)
• Quadra Entertainment
• Videosonic Arts (1997) (Greece) (VHS)

Other Companies

• Film Finances Canada  completion guarantor
• Premium Sound  post-production sound services

Also Known As:

MPAA:

Rated R for strong violence and sexuality, and for language

Runtime:

90 min

Country:

USA | Canada

Language:

English

Color:

Color (Sonolab)

Sound Mix:

Ultra Stereo

Certification:

Germany:18 | USA:R | Iceland:16

Filming Locations:

Montréal, Québec, Canada

Company:

Shostak/Rossner Productions

Trivia:

Apart from his supporting role as Lawrence Durrell, Mackenzie Gray appears 11 times in various extra roles throughout the film.

very interesting

I would love to see a sequel to this one. Of all the movies that have sequels,this one deserves one, just keep the actors in roll until they meet again. What a confrontation that would be.