Spook (2003)

About Canada's secret involvement in the Vietnam War.

Director:

Barry W. Levy

Writer:

Barry W. Levy

Stars:

Barry W. Levy, Peter LaCroix, Rachel Cronin

5 wins.

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Barry W. Levy	...	Kick
Peter LaCroix	...	Dusty
Rachel Cronin	...	Kelly
Jay Brazeau	...	The Big Boss
Bill Croft	...	Company man #1
Garvin Cross	...	Company man #2
Holly Elissa	...	Bar Girl (as Holly Dignard)
Malcolm Stewart	...	Editor
Raugi Yu	...	Chinese son
Kim Le	...	The girl
Laara Sadiq	...	Barbara
Deborah DeMille	...	Frieda
Matt Fentiman	...	Pvt. Young
Ken Camroux	...	Kick's dad
Suzanne Ristic	...	Kick's mom

Storyline

Based on the chilling true story of 'Kick' a Canadian who operated as a sniper for the CIA in Vietnam, and his personal post-war mission to expose the Canadian government's covert involvement in the war, and the 40,000 Canadians who secretly served there.

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Plot Keywords:

canadian | vietnam | cia | vietnam war | sniper | 

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Taglines:

A Secret Dying to be Told

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Genres:

Horror | Thriller | War

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Details

Country:

Canada

Language:

English

Release Date:

12 April 2003 (USA)

Filming Locations:

Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada

Box Office

Budget:

$1,000,000 (estimated)

Company Credits

Production Co:

Mighty Pharaoh Films

Technical Specs

Runtime:

88 min

Sound Mix:

Stereo

Color:

Color

Did You Know?

Trivia

Canada manufactured napalm that was dropped on North Vietnamese soldiers, and also sent doctors, nurses, and field hospitals to treat the victims of that same napalm.

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Quotes

Dusty: Violence is like an A Bomb. It ripples out.
Kelly: When does it stop?
Dusty: Whadda ya mean, stop?

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Connections

References The Pentagon Papers (2003)

User Reviews

A riveting film giving the viewer an experience of being a Canadian Viet Nam Vet - a chilling adventure and expose!

SPOOK offers an absorbing, chilling, and suspenseful story line with powerful acting, particularly by Barry Levy but well supported by other character actors. Although filmed in Vancouver, British Columbia, the film used well spaced flashbacks to give the experience of the Viet Nam jungle as well as historical memories of the various characters. Interspersed with a very cryptic script, these flashbacks added to the suspenseful telling of the story and in some instances were illustrated with shocking, haunting, almost mystical visual effects. Watching this film was like watching jigsaw puzzle pieces slowly evolve into a picture that had been left off the cover of the box. I was riveted to the screen until the credits rolled. SPOOK presented new & shocking information revealing Canada's role in Viet Nam. I left with a changed opinion and a new slant on the Vietnam war. I recommend this to any conscious thinking adult with an open mind.