Bone Daddy

Bone Daddy (1998)

Dying is the easy way out.

Doctor Palmer, a former pathologist, wrote a fictional book based on his real cases. In the book, the madman gets caught, but in reality he is still uncaught. After the book is released, Palmer's editor is kidnapped. Palmer soon is sent a present containing a page of his book, and a bone from his editor. Together with the police, Palmer tries to find his editor, who might still be alive. In addition, his own son becomes one of the main suspects. Written by Julian Reischl

Date of release
1998-07-19
TMDB
4.6 / 10 (26)
Runtime
1h 30m
Genres
Thriller, Crime, Horror
Director
Mario Azzopardi

Casting

Interesting facts

Bone Daddy is a 1998 Canadian–American crime thriller film directed by Mario Azzopardi and starring Rutger Hauer and Barbara Williams. In it, a forensics expert turned novelist is challenged by the perpetrator of the real-life crimes he used for inspiration, a serial killer who robs his victims of their bones while they are still alive. In Canada, the film was released as Palmer's Bones. It was commissioned by HBO for broadcast as part of its "Friday World Premiere" collection in the U.S.

Production

Although set in Chicago, Bone Daddy was largely filmed in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. Local outfit Chesler/Perlmutter Productions partnered with the U.S.-based Kushner/Locke Company, who also handled international sales. At the time of filming, it had already been pre-bought by HBO for slotting into its Friday World Premiere lineup. Photography extended from November 19 to December 13, 1997.

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