Nightkill

Nightkill (1980)

Katy (Smith) è la moglie infelice e trascurata di Wandell Atwell, un industriale rozzo e alcolizzato; Steve è socio di Atwell e decide di sopprimerlo per poter poi sposare Katy, anche se la donna si oppone all'omicidio. All'arrivo di Donner (Mitchum), un ambiguo tenente di polizia, Katy cerca di far sparire il corpo del marito, ma al suo posto trova quello di Steve con un buco in testa. Il classico triangolo infernale diventa un quadrato. Il film manca un po' di concentrazione, soprattutto a causa di una sceneggiatura pigra, ma ha suspence e c'è un Mitchum alla fine che da solo vale la visione.

Data di uscita
1980-12-18
TMDB
4.9 / 10 (16)
Durata
1 h 44 min
Generi
Mistero, Thriller, Crime, Horror
Regista
Ted Post

Cast

Curiosità

Nightkill is a 1980 psychological thriller film directed by Ted Post, and starring Jaclyn Smith, Mike Connors, James Franciscus, Robert Mitchum, Fritz Weaver, and Sybil Danning. It follows the wife of a corrupt Phoenix, Arizona industrialist, who finds herself attempting to cover up his murder after her lover poisons him to death.

Production

The film was directed by Ted Post, who had previously mainly worked as a television director for the series Peyton Place before directing the western film Hang 'Em High (1968) and the drama The Harrad Experiment (1973).

Jaclyn Smith and Robert Mitchum's casting in the film was announced in February 1980. The film marked Smith's first major feature role outside her leading role on the television series Charlie's Angels. James Franciscus and Mike Conners were subsequently cast the following month.

Nightkill was originally planned to be shot in Dallas, Texas, but instead took place in Phoenix, Arizona, with establishing photography beginning on March 31, 1980. Principal photography began between April 7 and April 14, 1980. Its production budget was estimated at $4 million. The film was funded by the German company Cine Artists GMBH, and featured a mainly British crew. Anthony B.

A private residence on Camelback Mountain was used as a central filming location for the Atwell residence, which was leased to the production for two months at a cost of $20,000. Following the completion of filming in the home, its owners told The Arizona Republic that that the production killed numerous houseplants due to the use of hot film lights and that "close to 100" pieces of wooden furniture had to be repaired, in addition to the home nee…

Mitchum was scheduled to shoot his part in the film over a period of ten days. Commenting on his participation in the film, Mitchum said: "I figured we'd spend three weeks in Arizona. It wouldn't tie me up for too long. They'd pay me by the hour."

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