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Director:
James Salisbury
Writer:
Stephen Downing (writer)
Genre:
Thriller | Drama
Tagline:
They were once the best of friends, but tonight someone will be... Dead by Dawn
Plot:
It was the best of times... When Tim Marsh has a chance encounter with old high school buddy Don White... more | add synopsis
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Cast

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Shannon Tweed ... Wendy Marsh

Bill Ferrell ... Tim Marsh

Ted Prior ... Don White

Jodie Fisher ... Kim White
Ron Robbins ... Lieutenant Jack Matthews

Cassandra Gava ... Liz

John Timmons ... Jimmy
Robin Joi Brown ... Sharon

Aaron MacPherson ... Cop #2 (as Aaron McPherson)
Rosemary Beldon ... Caterer
David Joe Garcia ... Gardener
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Trevor Coppola ... Jim Marshall
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Directed by
James Salisbury 
 
Writing credits
(in alphabetical order)
Stephen Downing  writer (as Stephen J. Downing)

Produced by
Stephen Downing .... producer
Michael Feifer .... producer
 
Original Music by
David Grant 
 
Production Design by
Yvonne Kendall 
 
Costume Design by
Mas Kondo 
 
Sound Department
Cindy Jo Hinkleman .... dialog editor
 
Camera and Electrical Department
David Ghegan .... gaffer
 

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Runtime:
91 min
Country:
USA
Language:
English
Color:
Color
Sound Mix:
Stereo
Certification:
USA:R
Company:
Brainiac Films more

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last of a dying breed, 16 May 2006
9/10
Author: writermancali from los angeles, california

Why don't they make movies like this anymore? What happened to B-movies, to erotic thrillers? Dead by Dawn is not a great movie, but it is a competently made, low budget thriller that Hollywood used to make and doesn't anymore.

There is a scene in this movie that is so beautifully photographed and so evocative of film noir that I was blown away. It is the scene, shot at night by the pool, where the main character sneaks into a house via the pool area to have sex with a woman he has wanted for a long time. This is classic stuff. The main character looks a little like Robert Mitchum, and the nighttime shot is lit expertly and beautifully.

Another writer has said that this movie is a ripoff of Consenting Adults with Kevin Kline. There are obvious parallels, but it is far from a rip off.

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