Mr. Murder (1998) (TV)

Director:

Dick Lowry

Writers (WGA):

Dean R. Koontz (novel)
Stephen Tolkin (teleplay)

Release Date:

26 April 1999 (USA)

Genre:

Sci-Fi | Thriller

Plot:

A group of scientists are trying to produce the perfect soldier by cloning. The day the clone is born...

Plot Keywords:

Two Part TV Movie | Based On Novel

Awards:

1 win

Cast

Stephen Baldwin	...	Marty Stillwater / Alfie
Julie Warner	...	Paige Stillwater
Bill Smitrovich	...	Lt. Lowbock
Thomas Haden Church	...	Drew Oslett Jr.
James Coburn	...	Drew Oslett, Sr.
Kaley Cuoco	...	Charlotte Stillwater
Brittney Lee Harvey	...	Emily Stillwater
Don Hood	...	James Stillwater
K Callan	...	Alice Stillwater
Dan Lauria	...	Gen. Aames
Don McManus	...	Carl Clocker
Dennis Creaghan	...	Gen. Greydon Lamont
Bertila Damas	...	Det. Beatrice Del Rio
Richard Riehle	...	John Wexel
Brandon Smith	...	Sen. James Ewald

Also Known As:

Dean Koontz's Mr. Murder (USA) (complete title)
Mr. Murder - Er wird dich finden... (Germany)

Runtime:

Germany:193 min (2 parts) | Spain:180 min | USA:132 min

Country:

Germany | USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.33 : 1

Sound Mix:

Stereo

Certification:

USA:Not Rated | Australia:M

Filming Locations:

Los Angeles, California, USA

Company:

Elephant Walk Entertainment

Goofs:

Continuity: Marty's keyboard loses its letters. When Alfie is trying to write at Marty's computer, the keyboard has normal markings on the keys. When Marty returns and sees the blood on the keyboard, the key caps are all blank.

Quotes:

Alfie Stillwater: You stole my life, I want it back... I WANT IT BACK

The BEST Koontz adaptation ever filmed. ENTERTAINING!

I've seen all the Dean Koontz adaptations except for one, the oh-so-elusive THE FACE OF FEAR. And I've got to tell everyone that this was by far the best of 'em all. I don't know what the budget for this movie was, but it LOOKED pretty damn expensive. The director of photography is immensely talented-this film looked a lot better than most theatrical releases I've seen. Teleplay writer Stephen Tolkin is a very talented writer in his own respect... he created some really awesome dialogue here and changed the character of Drew Oslett. I'm not at all mad about this-the change worked VERY well. He made Drew a more sympathetic character than Koontz created...and he did so well. My only complaint about the movie is the ending... I was hoping the movie makers would use the book's ending, which was very exciting. But alas, they settled for a shoot out which wasn't nearly as kinetic as what Koontz created. All in all, I give this flick ***.5/****