Primary Suspect (2000)

On a personal mission to destroy his wife killer, a Denver cop (William Baldwin) joins a rogue operation that goes bad, finds himself under suspicion of murder yet still manages to restart his life.

Director:

Jeff Celentano

Writers:

D. Alvelo (additional scenes), Marc Bienstock (additional scenes),

Stars:

William Baldwin, Brigitte Bako, Lee Majors

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
William Baldwin	...	Christian Box
Brigitte Bako	...	Nikki
Lee Majors	...	Lt. Blake
Vincent Castellanos	...	Reuben
Tim Ryan	...	Nemanski
John Fleck	...	Timothy
Robert Madrid	...	Detective Rudd
Nikita Ager	...	Gwen
Donré Sampson	...	Franco (as Don Re Sampson)
Audra Lea Keener	...	Melissa the Call Girl
Serene Begum	...	Kenna Box
Jeff Olson	...	Capt. Aronson
JJ Neward	...	Officer Judy (as J.J. Neward)
James Staszkiel	...	Old Timer (as Jimmy Staszkiel)
Paul Coakley	...	Janitor

Storyline

While on an undercover infiltration mission, Denver police detective Christian Box has to use some drugs, and is believed by many to have become an addict; it goes wrong, and his wife, also in the operation, is killed; he gets the blame, but thanks to Lietenant Blake he isn't officially charged, 'just' reduced to desk work. Two years later he grabs a unique opportunity to mount a new, dodgy undercover operation which should constitute his revenge against the crime family...

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Plot Keywords:

neo noir | independent film

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Taglines:

The vengeance made him the... Primary Suspect.

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Genres:

Action | Thriller | Mystery

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Certificate:

R

Details

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

24 June 2000 (South Korea)

Also Known As:

Box

Filming Locations:

Salt Lake City, Utah, USA

Company Credits

Production Co:

Award Entertainment, Boxer Productions Inc., Flashpoint (I)

Technical Specs

Runtime:

91 min

Sound Mix:

Dolby SR

Color:

Color

Did You Know?

Quotes

Old Timer: How 'bout this: if you hear the siren, there ain't a fire.

User Reviews

The writer needs to work on character development.

An undercover police officer MUST think ahead and fast to survive.

Christian Box may be an over stressed police officer but even with that foundation he would not take the actions the writer gives and live.

This reminds me of a slasher drive-in movie with inexperienced kids walking blindly into each new situation without thinking ahead.

The writer is trying to have the viewer believe stupidity is a character flaw when it is just stupidity.