Killer Image (1992 film)

Killer Image is a 1992 independent Canadian suspense film directed by David Winning. It stars Michael Ironside as Luther Kane and John PyperFerguson as Max Oliver. The story centers on two brothers, one a powerful senator, one a ruthless killer. A photographer captures images of the politician in a compromising position and is murdered. Now his brother has discovered the film and wants vengeance.

The film was shot in the September and October 1990 in locations in and around Calgary, Alberta. Production tookdays. Malofilm, a distributor from Montreal, and Pierre David, in Los Angeles, were partially funding the project, along with seedmoney from the Alberta government. The film was released in Canada and the United States in 1992, being distributed by Malofilm, but did not receive a home video release until the early 1993 thru Paramount Home Video and received its US premiere as a finalist at the 1992 Houston Film Festival.The Calgary Herald published a review in March 1992 that said David Winnings sharp stylish exploitation movie, is a triumph of firstrate technique over less than firstrate content. No one who appreciates Winnings talent, however, can keep from hoping hell aim a bit higher next time. Chuck OLeary on Rotten Tomatoes called it an implausible B thriller made watchable by Michael Ironsides portrayal of another clenchedjawed psycho. ........

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