Messages Deleted (2009)

A screenwriting teacher is forced to live out the plot of a screenplay idea he stole from a student, who now seeks revenge.

Director:

Rob Cowan

Writer:

Larry Cohen

Stars:

Matthew Lillard, Deborah Kara Unger, Gina Holden

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Matthew Lillard	...	Joel Brandt
Deborah Kara Unger	...	Det. Lavery
Gina Holden	...	Millie
Serge Houde	...	Det. Breedlove
Chiara Zanni	...	Claire
Michael Eklund	...	Adam Brickles
Xantha Radley	...	Nurse Bev
Ken Kramer	...	Ben Brandt
Brandon Jay McLaren	...	Dude up Front
Woody Jeffreys	...	Patrick
Ildiko Ferenczi	...	Kathy
Paul Lazenby	...	Tractor
Anna Galvin	...	Lisa Kwan
Biski Gugushe	...	Tech - Shrink
Parm Soor	...	Limo Driver

Storyline

A quivering voice begs to screenwriter, Joel Brandt, to pick up the phone on a message from his answering machine. Thinking it a prank, Joel deletes the message. The caller is found dead. Another caller leaves Joel a message; there is another murder...then another...then another. The killer has Joel's attention, and Joel has the attention of the police. Now the prime suspect in a series of murders, Joel discovers this psychotic killer has targeted him for a reason found within his body of work. Will Joel be able to re-write his ending, or be forced to pay the ultimate price?

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Plot Keywords:

screenplay | revenge | screenwriter | teacher | murder | 

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Genres:

Mystery | Thriller

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Details

Country:

Canada

Language:

English

Release Date:

6 February 2009 (Germany)

Also Known As:

La mort au bout du fil

Filming Locations:

Riverview Hospital, Coquitlam, British Columbia, Canada

Company Credits

Production Co:

Waterfront Pictures, Main Street Productions

Technical Specs

Runtime:

92 min 92 min (European Film Market)

Sound Mix:

Dolby Digital

Color:

Color

Did You Know?

Goofs

At the end of the movie when the female protagonist finishes pouring gasoline all over the main character she drops the can to the ground, landing on its side. After she lights the match and is shot by the male cop, the can is placed back up-right.

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Soundtracks

"Different World"
Written by: Rich Walters
Performed by: With The Machines

User Reviews

Pleeeeeease.Let it end.

What do you get if you cross several average actors,a 'witty' self-aware, self deprecating script and a bag full of clichés,acknowledged as being clichés by the script,making them super clichés?

Robbed of an hour and a half,that's what.

I've seen some bad films and often you can take the good from them and be pretty content.This film in no way offers anything even remotely close to redemption.....actually that's not entirely fair,it does.It ends.

This movie should be used in a court of law to substantiate and complete the argument for euthanasia.

Sticking to the old adage about ending positively I did take something from this film......I learnt never to go anywhere near any future project with anyones name attached from these credits.

One star is the minimum I'm able to give this,but it's a little like saying that Hitler was just a bit naughty.