A Killing Spring (2002) (TV)

User Rating:

5.2/10   

Director:

Stephen Williams

Writers:

Jeremy Hole (writer)
Joe Wiesenfeld (writer)

Release Date:

29 January 2002 (Canada)

Genre:

Thriller

Tagline:

Never Get Involved With The Story.

Plot:

When Reed Gallagher, dean of Journalism at Lanholme College, is found dead of asphyxiation in an apparent attempt at autoerotic suffocation...

Plot Keywords:

Autoerotic Asphyxiation

Awards:

3 nominations

Cast

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
Kristen Holden-Ried	...	Karl Hrynluk
Jocelyn Snowdon	...	Emma Chavez
Callahan Connor	...	Angus Kilbourn
Natasha La Force	...	Taylor Kilbourn
Zachary Bennett	...	Zack
Pamela Wallin	...	Herself
Jean Yoon	...	Officer Lau

Also Known As:

Copie non conforme (Canada: French title)

MPAA:

Rated R for sexual content and some violence.

Runtime:

USA:90 min

Country:

Canada

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Certification:

UK:15 | USA:R

Company:

Canadian Television (CTV)

Movie Connections:

Followed by Verdict in Blood (2002) (TV)

Dull TV mystery

This Canadian knockoff of MURDER SHE WROTE has a middle-age university something-or-other/former cop on the trail of an apparent serial killer who is targeting students and professors in seemingly random fashion. Nothing is at it seems, and initially the choices for the murderer are plentiful -- until a goodly number of the cast is knocked off, and the choices whittled down to a precious few. The revelation of the killer and his motive are pedestrian at best. The actress playing the Jessica Fletcher part is dumb as a brick, by the way. It is no wonder she is an ex-cop. Even with a little skin and a couple of USA NETWORK-type sex scenes thrown in, this is awful. Skip this one.