Pendulum (2001)

The nature and lure of power: in Dallas, a councilman is on trial for corruption, the D.A. is running for the US Senate, a serial killer is slashing prostitutes, and a professor is murdered... See full summary »

Director:

James D. Deck

Writer:

Jason Kabolati

Stars:

Rachel Hunter, James Russo, Matt Battaglia

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Rachel Hunter	...	Amanda Reeve
James Russo	...	Edward Mills
Matt Battaglia	...	William Cobb
Scarlett McAlister	...	Haley Porter
Alaina Huffman	...	Terry Weiss (as Alaina Kalanj)
Stephanie Vogt	...	Melissa Regan
Alissa Alban	...	Stephanie Lowe
Paige Carl Griggs	...	Robert Mosley
Ron Roggé	...	Barnes
Pato Hoffmann	...	Petty
Robert Graham	...	Nigel Emerson
Cliff Stephens	...	Dr. Prescott
Caroline Flores	...	Kim
Dell Johnson	...	Lt. Fraizer
Bob Richardson	...	Coleman Weiss

Storyline

The nature and lure of power: in Dallas, a councilman is on trial for corruption, the D.A. is running for the US Senate, a serial killer is slashing prostitutes, and a professor is murdered. Amanda Reeve is assigned to investigate the law-school killing. She hears rumors that the dead man offered women students good grades in exchange for sex. The trail leads her to two wealthy, beautiful students whose alibi is provided by a librarian. At the same time, the cops close in on the slasher. Meanwhile, Amanda misses her former lover, next in line to become D.A., and a reporter is fired for getting close to the truth about the Senate candidate. Is a cover-up or conspiracy in the works?

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Plot Keywords:

cover up | reporter | librarian | serial killer | seductive behavior | 

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Taglines:

Murder, betrayal, lies, times reveals all.

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Genres:

Crime | Mystery | Thriller

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Motion Picture Rating (MPAA)

Rated R for strong violence, sexual content and language

Details

Official Sites:

Official Web Page

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

July 2003 (France)

Also Known As:

Assassinio nel campus

Filming Locations:

Rockwall, Texas, USA

Box Office

Budget:

$2,000,000 (estimated)

Company Credits

Production Co:

Blue Thunder Films,On Deck Productions,Pendulum Productions

Technical Specs

Runtime:

95 min

Color:

Color

Did You Know?

Trivia

The police station was actually a set built in a vacant hospital.

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Soundtracks

Delilah
Written by Peter Zachos and Elizabeth Everett
Performed by Aurora

User Reviews

....dang ole yee haw mate....

It is amazing how Hollywood keeps pushing the envelope on making unwatchable movies. Every time I think I've come to a new low in film making, something comes along and proves me wrong. That is the case with this movie. As many have mentioned the writting is truly bad. Couple that with less than believable performances from the cast, and we are left with a movie without a leg to stand on. The lead in the movie , who I've not seen before, seemed out of place with her poorly done "American" accent. I later found that she was from New Zealand which could be an excuse. However, I don't feel there is an excuse for poor acting. There are many English or foreign actors that can pull off the "American" accent without problem, she is certainly not one of them. To compound all these factors, they were attempting to make a film noir type movie. Something that was so poorly done, it's almost not noticeable. Later in an attempt to save the movie they add some purportless nudity. At this point I think they should have just gone ahead and made it into a porn flick, as the writting was about that level. I give this movie 1 star out of ten.....only because I can't give it a lower rating on this system.