Making A Killing
Synopsis
Jake Summers has been having a passionate affair with the beautiful wife of his best friend, Chad. When she is brutally murdered, Jake helps him to claim the life insurance money. But heartless insurer L T Harvey reminds them that the corpse is missing - no body means no proof and no pay-out!
Fuelled with anger, Jake visits video-maker Vic Travis and the two men concoct a scheme, both brilliant and dangerous. They will stage the next serial murder to create convincing video evidence - the vital proof they need.
With Jake's ex-girlfriend Sarah agreeing to play the part of the victim, the con is on - or so one would think. Unconvincing performances and bad props are the least of their problems as Sarah soon sets her sights on upping the insurance premium for a bigger pay-out.
As tempers flair, greed and deception begins to divide the three performers. But there is a fourth player lurking in the shadows and the knife he is holding is all too real. Suddenly the deranged killer is much closer than any of them could have possibly imagined.
Details
- Year
- 2003
- Type of project
- Features
- Running time
- 90 mins 40 secs
- Format
- 35mm
- Director
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Ryan Lee Driscoll
- Producer
- Heather Stevens
- Executive Producer
- Heather Stevens
- Editor
- Olly R C Lenseraid
- Screenwriter
- Ryan Lee Driscoll
- Director of Photography
- Edward Wright
- Sound
- Hugh Graham
- Composer
- Jon Paxman
- Principal cast
- Billy Geraghty, Deborah Sheridan-Taylor, Hywel Morgan, Sean Gallagher, Milton Johns
Genre
Categories
Production Status
Production Company
Shining Light Productions
PO Box 5520Westcliff, SS0 9WE
UK
T/F+44 (0) 1702 393 758
Sales Company
Allengate Film Group
4335 Van Nuys Blvd, No 282Sherman Oaks, CA 91403 USA
allengatefilms@aol.com
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