A Killing Spring (TV 2002)

Widowed Joanne Kilbourn is an ex-police officer, whose deceased husband Ian was the Ontario provincial Attorney General when he was murdered. His murder was eventually solved six years ... See full summary »

Director:

Stephen Williams

Writers:

Gail Bowen (novel), Jeremy Hole,

Stars:

Wendy Crewson, Shawn Doyle, Michael Ontkean

3 nominations.

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Wendy Crewson	...	Joanne Kilbourn
Shawn Doyle	...	Detective Alex Emanuel
Michael Ontkean	...	Tom Keaton
Zachery Ty Bryan	...	Val Massey
Sherry Miller	...	Lisa Gallagher
John Furey	...	Reed Gallagher
Bruce Gray	...	Ed Kramer
Kim Schraner	...	Kelly Savage
Kris Holden-Ried	...	Karl Hrynluk (as Kristen Holden-Ried)
Jocelyn Snowdon	...	Emma Chavez
Callahan Connor	...	Angus Kilbourn
Natasha La Force	...	Taylor Kilbourn
Zachary Bennett	...	Zack
Pamela Wallin	...	Herself
Jean Yoon	...	Officer Lau

Storyline

Widowed Joanne Kilbourn is an ex-police officer, whose deceased husband Ian was the Ontario provincial Attorney General when he was murdered. His murder was eventually solved six years after the incident. After a stint as a criminology professor, Joanne now works as the criminal and justice expert for a local television news show, and as a college professor of journalism. Her private life is going well as she has just started dating Tom Keaton, her famous journalism school colleague who has just released his second popular non-fiction book stemming from an incident when two troubled youths terrorized him. Joanne's world is turned upside down when the School of Journalism's Dean, Reed Gallagher, is found dead in a seedy motel room with a pair of pantyhose tied around his neck. Initially, the death is thought to be accidental auto-erotic asphyxiation. But, the police, led by Detective Alex Emanuel, do eventually believe his death to be murder. Alex doesn't like that ex-police officer ...

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Plot Keywords:

autoerotic asphyxiation

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Taglines:

Never Get Involved With The Story.

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Genres:

Thriller

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Motion Picture Rating (MPAA)

Rated R for sexual content and some violence

Details

Country:

Canada

Language:

English

Release Date:

29 January 2002 (Canada)

Also Known As:

Copie non conforme

Filming Locations:

Toronto, Ontario, Canada

Company Credits

Production Co:

Canadian Television (CTV), Shaftesbury Films

Technical Specs

Runtime:

90 min

Color:

Color

Did You Know?

Connections

Follows The Wandering Soul Murders (2001)

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Soundtracks

"Are You Ready Now"
Written by Morning Maker
Performed by Morning Maker

User Reviews

A Killing Spring ...And the Bodies Begin to Pile Up *

The dean of a college is found dead. The guy was real swinger with fellow students as well as the wife of the assistant dean. Sounds like there will be a list of people who wanted to do this cad in.

On the faculty of this swinging college, we have a former policewoman who will turn sleuth in investigating this murder.

An undeserving student was supposed to win an award from this dean based upon her written essay. Pretty soon the poor thing turns up dead. Naturally, she had been in bed with the guy. We can't suspect the deserving student because he soon turns up dead as well.

Suddenly, we're going back to a death of a vagrant due to a heroin overdose. Or was it an overdose?

The story had potential but deteriorates rapidly as the bodies begin to pile up.

A real Florida community college life is shown. The school is short on academics and so is this film.