Dead Man's Curve (1998)

Director:

Dan Rosen

Writer (WGA):

Dan Rosen (written by)

Release Date:

12 August 1998 (France)

Genre:

Comedy | Drama | Mystery | Romance | Thriller

Tagline:

You don't win Silver; You lose Gold.

Plot:

Two college students kill their roommate and make it look like a suicide.

Plot Keywords:

Suicide | College | Jerk | Murder | Urban Legend

Cast

Matthew Lillard	...	Tim
Michael Vartan	...	Chris
Randall Batinkoff	...	Rand
Keri Russell	...	Emma
Tamara Craig Thomas	...	Natalie
Anthony Griffith	...	Detective Shipper
Bo Dietl	...	Detective Amato
Kevin Ruf	...	Ernie
Henry Strozier	...	Chancellor Alexander
Ben Livingston	...	Jimmy
Kris McGaha	...	Renee
Christy Stratton	...	Bee Girl
Dana Delany	...	Dr. Ashley
Cheryl Goode	...	Bartender
David P. Moore	...	Register Boy

Also Known As:

Dead Man's Curve (Australia)
The Curve (USA) (video title)

MPAA:

Rated R for strong language, a scene of sexuality, some violent behavior and substance abuse.

Runtime:

91 min

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1

Sound Mix:

Dolby Digital

Certification:

Iceland:16 | South Korea:18 | Australia:MA | France:-12 | Germany:12 | Hong Kong:IIB | Spain:18 | Switzerland:16 (canton of Geneva) | Switzerland:16 (canton of Vaud) | USA:R | UK:15

Filming Locations:

Baltimore, Maryland, USA

Company:

Mount Royal Entertainment

Goofs:

Crew or equipment visible: Camera crew and boom mic reflected in car window when Chris is arguing with the two detectives outside the campus.

Quotes:

Tim: [reads from the suicide note he wrote for Chris] "To whom it may concern. I, being of sound mind but broken spirit have decided to take my own life. There is no one to blame but a society that has pushed its youth too hard and too fast without ever giving them a parachute if they fail."

Movie Connections:

References Benny & Joon (1993)

Clever and cunning

Brilliant and clever film based around a university myth that if your room mate commits suicide you automatically graduate with grade A's to compensate.

Tim and Chris are two guys with dreams of getting into Harvard. However bad grades (is a B+ really that bad in America?!) mean their chances of getting in are becoming non-existent. The two guys decide to murder their room mate and make it look like suicide so they can get the grades they need to get on in life.

That is really all that can be said about this movie without giving too much away. Dead Man's Curve is fantastically cunning and has enough twists and turns to keep anybody interested.