Deadly Companion
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Deadly Companion is a 1980 Canadian mystery film
based on the novel The Three Roads
by Ross Macdonald
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, is tormented by his sheer lack of memory concerning the night his wife was found brutally killed. Michael's girlfriend helps him attempt to make sense of it all. Anthony Perkins plays a blackmailer, John Candy has a supporting role as 'John'.
It is interesting to note that the cast of SCTV play numerous straight roles in the film because George Bloomfield SCTV's director brought them in.
Unfortunately the film fell apart as the script was revised daily with one camp writing one version and other another etc.
It was also one of Maury Chaykin's first movies.
Mystery film
Mystery film is a sub-genre of the more general category of crime film and at times the thriller genre. It focuses on the efforts of the detective, private investigator or amateur sleuth to solve the mysterious circumstances of a crime by means of clues, investigation, and clever deduction.The...
based on the novel The Three Roads
The Three Roads
The Three Roads is a 1948 mystery novel written by Ross Macdonald."For now I am discovered vile, and of the vile. O ye three roads, and thou concealed dell, and Oaken copse, and narrow outlet of three ways, which drank my own blood..." - Sophocles, Oedipus Tyrannus-Plot summary:Lieutenant Bret...
by Ross Macdonald
Ross Macdonald
Not to be confused with John D. MacDonaldRoss Macdonald is the pseudonym of the American-Canadian writer of crime fiction Kenneth Millar...
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Plot
Michael Taylor, played by Michael SarrazinMichael Sarrazin
Michael Sarrazin was a Canadian film and television actor who found fame opposite Jane Fonda in the drama film They Shoot Horses, Don't They? .- Early life :...
, is tormented by his sheer lack of memory concerning the night his wife was found brutally killed. Michael's girlfriend helps him attempt to make sense of it all. Anthony Perkins plays a blackmailer, John Candy has a supporting role as 'John'.
It is interesting to note that the cast of SCTV play numerous straight roles in the film because George Bloomfield SCTV's director brought them in.
Unfortunately the film fell apart as the script was revised daily with one camp writing one version and other another etc.
It was also one of Maury Chaykin's first movies.
Links
- Deadly Companion/Double Negative on Allmovie