Pavement (TV 2002)

Samuel Browne is a tracker in Alaska. When his sister meets a grisly death in San Francisco, he goes there to hunt her killer. As more murders occur, Buckley Clarke, a police investigator, ... See full summary »

Director:

Darrell Roodt

Writer:

Charles Hansen

Stars:

Robert Patrick, Lauren Holly, Barry Shabaka Henley

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Robert Patrick	...	Sam Brown
Lauren Holly	...	Buckley Clarke
Barry Shabaka Henley	...	Lieutenant Marks (as Barry Henley)
Chris Hoffman	...	Detective Kecker
Danny Keogh	...	Detective Moore
Alex Duncan	...	George Johnson
Terry Norton	...	Anne Hughes
Adam Pike	...	EMT 1
Lynita Crofford	...	Jenny Brown
Eddie Driscoll	...	Lewis
Dan Robbertse	...	Frank Pierce (as Dan Robertse)
Ian Bruce	...	Bill
Peter Krummeck	...	Police Clerk
Sylvaine Strike	...	Sylvia
Victoria Bartlett	...	Mary Wilson

Storyline

Samuel Browne is a tracker in Alaska. When his sister meets a grisly death in San Francisco, he goes there to hunt her killer. As more murders occur, Buckley Clarke, a police investigator, reluctantly joins forces with Sam. As they sort out clues - it's a slight person, perhaps a woman, who walks with a leg brace and rides the bus - they also find a mutual attraction. The brass are convinced this is a serial killer chosing victims at random, but Sam and Buckley discover a pattern involving health personnel who work in neonatal intensive care. Doctors aren't supposed to play god, but someone's decision years before has driven a killer over the brink. Can they find him?

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Taglines:

The only victim who wants to die is the killer.

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Genres:

Crime | Drama | Mystery | Thriller

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Motion Picture Rating (MPAA)

Rated R for violence and language

Details

Country:

South Africa Germany

Language:

English

Release Date:

13 December 2002 (USA)

Also Known As:

Die Spur des Mörders

Filming Locations:

Cape Town, Western Cape, South Africa

Company Credits

Production Co:

ApolloProMedia GmbH & Co. 1. Filmproduktion KG (I), Film Afrika Worldwide, Motion Picture Corporation of Europe (MPCE)

Technical Specs

Runtime:

91 min

Sound Mix:

Dolby

Color:

Color

Did You Know?

Quotes

Samuel Brown: Sometimes the search itself is the answer.

User Reviews

Very ordinary stuff

"Pavement" is a very ordinary serial killer flick which sticks Holly out in front as a homicide investigator who teams up with Patrick as an Alaskan wilderness tracker (yeah, right) and together they set out to solve a killing spree with Capetown standing in for San Francisco. The film is full of nonsequiturs and plot holes, does nothing to distinguish itself, and fails to beg an emotional investment leaving the viewer little more than a detached voyeur. In addition the whole tracking thing is silly, the brief sex scene is hokey, and the production is slapped together with a scene here and a scene there cropped tightly so as to not reveal the Capetown environs. In spite of all that, the film does gather momentum, delivers some action and a wisp of suspense, and should make for a nominal no-brainer couch potato watch for those into murder mysteries. (C)