All Around the Town (2002)

A young woman, seemingly good but still psychologically disturbed from being kidnapped as a little girl, becomes the obvious suspect in a murder.

Director:

Paolo Barzman

Writers:

Peter Mohan, Mary Higgins Clark (based on a novel by)

Stars:

Nastassja Kinski, Tobias Moretti, Andrea Roth

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Nastassja Kinski	...	Karen Grant
Tobias Moretti	...	Billy Hawkins aka Bic
Andrea Roth	...	Sarah Kinmount
Kim Schraner	...	Laurie Kinmount
Ron Lea	...	Brendan Moody
Michael Shanks	...	Justin Donnelly
Kevin Jubinville	...	Allan Grant
Ellen Dubin	...	Carla Hawkins aka Opal
Jim Thorburn	...	Gregg Bennett
Dawn Greenhalgh	...	Anne Webster
Ann Baggley	...	Vera West (as Anne Baggley)
Bob Desrosiers	...	Priest
Anne Thornley-Brown	...	Prison Matron
Sadie LeBlanc
Mairlyn Smith	...	Betsy

Storyline

A young woman, seemingly good but still psychologically disturbed from being kidnapped as a little girl, becomes the obvious suspect in a murder.

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Plot Keywords:

woman | murder | female stockinged legs | pantyhose | psychiatrist | 

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Taglines:

When a popular professor is murdered, a prosecutor follows a trail of evidence to a young and pretty student. Is she just another innocent victim? Or could the teacher's pet be a ruthless, remorseless killer?

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Genres:

Crime | Drama | Mystery | Thriller

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Motion Picture Rating (MPAA)

Rated PG-13 for thematic material and violence

Details

Official Sites:

Official Site trailers coming soon

Country:

UK France Canada USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

18 May 2002 (USA)

Also Known As:

Mary Higgins Clark's 'All Around the Town'

Filming Locations:

Toronto, Ontario, Canada

Company Credits

Production Co:

Alltime Entertainment, CanWest Global Communications, Canadian Film or Video Production Tax Credit (CPTC)

Technical Specs

Runtime:

95 min

Sound Mix:

Stereo

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.33 : 1

Did You Know?

Quotes

Laurie Kinmount: [singing in Debbie's voice] Eastside westside, all around the town.

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Soundtracks

Una furtiva lacrima
(from opera "L'elisir d'amore)
Written by Gaetano Donizetti
(1832)
Sung by Michael Amante
Courtesy of Medalist Entertainment
Originally published by G. Ricordi and Company
Available on CD 60022.

User Reviews

Liked It Despite The Cheesiness Factor!

FYI this movie just came out on video. I noticed it along with a few other MHC videos when I was at the video store, and since I had a rent-one-get-one-free coupon and like suspense, I decided to check it out.

First and most important, I liked it! Knowing it was a TV movie, I didn't go into it expecting `Citizen Kane.' I haven't read the book, and I'm embarrassed to say it, but I didn't figure out the ending. (Yes, I'm pretty dense, so I guess you have to take that into account.) It's definitely one of the most heinously cliché-filled movies I've ever seen, but I really don't think it matters. It's entertaining.

The story as told in the movie is of a now college-aged woman named Laurie who was kidnapped and molested when she was a little girl. She has now developed multiple personalities to cope with it, and when an English professor she is close to is killed, she's the main suspect. Her sister and a psychiatrist try to help her. The weakest part of the movie is the return of the couple who kidnapped Laurie. Maybe this part of the plot is covered better in the novel because what's here seems to have some gaps. It was still interesting, but it's one of those things where I wonder if the director had to trim the movie down and cut out the part that explained what the hell the deal was.

Other than that, I thought the acting was pretty good. I liked Andrea Roth as the older sister, and Kim Schraner as Laurie was good at doing the multiple personality thing except for several moments of probably unintentional complete out-of-control cheesiness. But I think they fit right in. The movie's biggest bonus is that the psychiatrist is played by Michael Shanks from Stargate SG-1, who I didn't realize was in the movie when I rented it (The video box gives Nastassja Kinski top billing, and she is in very few scenes.) He actually has a pretty big role in the movie, which is fine with me because as I was watching, I realized he's almost good-looking enough to make me pass out. In fact, I'm now in favor of human cloning.

So, if you like suspense/mystery, have a rent-one-get-one-free coupon, and want to give your brain a break and drool over Michael Shanks for 90 minutes, I recommend it!