Stone Cold Dead Explained
| Stone Cold Dead |
| Director: | George Mendeluk |
| Producer: | |
| Starring: | |
| Music: | Paul Zaza
Guidonna Lee
Alexis Radlin |
| Cinematography: | Dennis Miller |
| Editing: | Martin Pepler |
| Distributor: | Dimension Pictures |
| Runtime: | 97 minutes |
| Country: | Canada |
| Language: | English |
Stone Cold Dead is a 1979 Canadian film directed by George Mendeluk and starring Richard Crenna and Paul Williams.[1]
Premise
A Toronto detective (Richard Crenna) searches for a serial killer who shoots prostitutes. The detective is also determined to arrest the pushy pimps, and a few undercover cops get killed as they try to infiltrate the hooker trade.
Production
Crenna said he was drawn to the film partly because his character survives the events of the plot, something that few of his characters had done recently.[2] Mendeluk used both actresses and real-life Toronto prostitutes during filming. Shooting took place during November and December 1978 in Toronto,[3] and production ended in February 1979.[4] It was based on the novel The Sin Sniper by Hugh Garner.[5]
Reception
TV Guide rated it 1/5 stars and called it a "typical crime thriller".[6]
Crenna later said that he thought the content was not Canadian-specific enough.[7]
Notes and References
- Web site: Stone Cold Dead (1979). https://web.archive.org/web/20160505221421/http://www.bfi.org.uk/films-tv-people/4ce2b772af62d. dead. May 5, 2016. British Film Institute. 2016-04-07.
- News: Crenna in Toronto Gets to 'Live a Little'. . The Montreal Gazette. The Canadian Press. 1978-12-14. 52. 2016-04-08. 2024-05-20. https://web.archive.org/web/20240520003838/https://news.google.com/newspapers?nid=1946&dat=19781214&id=yH0xAAAAIBAJ&sjid=5aEFAAAAIBAJ&pg=4066,618598&hl=en. live.
- News: 'Unique' Thriller Set in Toronto. . Ottawa Citizen. The Canadian Press. 1979-01-02. 59. 2016-04-08. 2024-05-20. https://web.archive.org/web/20240520003841/https://news.google.com/newspapers?nid=2194&dat=19790102&id=Ujg0AAAAIBAJ&sjid=X_UIAAAAIBAJ&pg=975,363193&hl=en. live.
- News: Heart Portrayal Draining for Actress. Beck. Marilyn. Marilyn Beck. The Victoria Advocate. Associated Press. 1979-02-12. 10C. 2016-04-08. 2024-05-20. https://web.archive.org/web/20240520004341/https://news.google.com/newspapers?nid=861&dat=19790212&id=-IYqAAAAIBAJ&sjid=c1kEAAAAIBAJ&pg=7247,3492693&hl=en. live.
- Book: Goble, Alan. The Complete Index to Literary Sources in Film. Walter de Gruyter. 1999. 9783110951943. 966. 2016-04-08.
- Web site: Stone Cold Dead. TV Guide. 2023-12-12. 2023-12-12. https://web.archive.org/web/20231212212523/https://www.tvguide.com/movies/stone-cold-dead/2000278216/. live.
- News: Best Bets. Bawden. Jim. The Toronto Star. 2016-04-07. 2016-04-19. https://web.archive.org/web/20160419100432/http://www.thestar.com/entertainment/2007/07/26/best_bets.html. live.
