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Killing 'em Softly

  • 1982
  • 1h 21m
IMDb RATING
5.4/10
54
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Killing 'em Softly (1982)
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The girlfriend of a man murdered for a debt falls in love with the killer.The girlfriend of a man murdered for a debt falls in love with the killer.The girlfriend of a man murdered for a debt falls in love with the killer.

  • Director
    • Max Fischer
  • Writers
    • Leila Basen
    • Max Fischer
    • Laird Koenig
  • Stars
    • George Segal
    • Irene Cara
    • Joyce Gordon
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  • IMDb RATING
    5.4/10
    54
    YOUR RATING
    • Director
      • Max Fischer
    • Writers
      • Leila Basen
      • Max Fischer
      • Laird Koenig
    • Stars
      • George Segal
      • Irene Cara
      • Joyce Gordon
    • 1User review
    • 2Critic reviews
  • See production, box office & company info
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    • Awards
      • 1 nomination

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    George Segal
    George Segal
    • Jimmy Skinner
    Irene Cara
    Irene Cara
    • Jane Flores
    Joyce Gordon
    Joyce Gordon
    • Poppy Mellinger
    Andrew Thomson
    • Lou Eberhard
    • (as Andrew Martin Thompson)
    Clark Johnson
    Clark Johnson
    • Michael
    Barbara Cook
    • Susan
    Nicholas Campbell
    Nicholas Campbell
    • Clifford
    Gail Dahms-Bonine
    Gail Dahms-Bonine
    • Cookie
    • (as Gail Dahms)
    Emidio Michetti
    • Carlos
    George E. Zeeman
    • Arnold
    Arleigh Peterson
    • Harold
    Sheena Larkin
    • Ms. Adamson (Lawyer)
    Jeffrey Cohen
    • Collector
    Irene Kessler
    • Darlene
    Françoise Berd
    Françoise Berd
    • Patrician woman
    Jack Curran
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    Anthony Sherwood
    Anthony Sherwood
    • 1st Black man
    Tyrone Benskin
    Tyrone Benskin
    • 2nd Black man
    • Director
      • Max Fischer
    • Writers
      • Leila Basen
      • Max Fischer
      • Laird Koenig
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    • Trivia
      Also known as "The Neighbour," this was originally announced as a starring vehicle for Peter O'Toole.
    • Soundtracks
      City Nights
      Performed by Irene Cara

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    6/10
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    In one of his lesser seen performances, George Segal is well cast here as unemployed Canadian living off welfare checks with only a faithful dog for companionship. Conflict arises when the intoxicated young drug dealers next door feed his dog dope and inadvertently kill it; this leads to Segal accidentally murdering one of them in a fit of rage and then fleeing with the drug dealer's money - something that causes the police to suspect the other drug dealers of committing the homicide. Irene Cara plays the girlfriend of the drug pusher who ends up being arrested over the murder (his alibi - that he was making love with her - is laughed off by the police) with the film to come revolving around Cara beginning to suspect Segal and trying to set him up before eventually befriending him. If this sounds like an odd premise for a movie, it is because it certainly is; with Cara and Segal both playing sympathetic characters with understandable motives, the point of the film (if anything) is the ability of adversities to bring people closer together. This does not quite excuse the extremely abrupt ending (which leaves a lot unresolved) though, and the film contains some very clichéd supporting characters, but both Segal and Cara are reasonably compelling. Cara also has a chance to sing a catchy ditty called "City of Nights", which makes an appearance over the end credits too.
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    • Release date
      • December 10, 1982 (Canada)
    • Country of origin
      • Canada
    • Language
      • English
    • Also known as
      • Killing Them Softly
    • Filming locations
      • Montréal, Québec, Canada
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    • Runtime
      1 hour 21 minutes
    • Color
      • Color
    • Sound mix
      • Mono

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