Genre: | Drama Romance Thriller |
Director: | Robin Spry |
Executive Producer: | Neil J.P. Léger |
Producer: | Jamie Brown Robin Spry |
Starring: | Kerrie Keane Daniel Pilon Saul Rubinek Colleen Dewhurst Leif Anderson Alan Thicke Vlasta Vrána |
Music: | Jean-Alain Roussel |
Cinematography: | Ron Stannett |
Editor: | Diann Ilnicki |
Company: | Telescene Film Group Productions |
Runtime: | 102 minutes |
Country: | Canada |
Language: | English French |
Obsessed (also known as Hitting Home) is a 1987 Canadian drama film.[1] The story is based on a novel by Tom Alderman.
A Canadian mother and businesswoman Dinah Middleton (Keane) is devastated when her teenage son, Alex (Anderson), is killed by a hit-and-run driver. When the police fail to turn up any suspects, she turns private detective to track the killer down. She traces the murderer to New York City, only to discover that the crime is not covered by the extradition treaty between Canada and the US. She becomes obsessed with bringing the criminal to justice.