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Plot

Terry O'Brien scripted and made his directorial debut with this low-budget ($100,000) Canadian comedy-thriller set in upstate New York and Ontario, Canada. Attractive Joey (Lisa Ryder) leads a group of small-time criminals into a plot to kidnap the daughter of self-help guru Robert Buchanon (Randy Hughson), but in the Fargo tradition, the kidnapping goes askew and begins to unravel. Shown at the 1998 Hollywood Film Festival.
MPAA Rating:
Genre(s):
Crime and Mystery,Thriller
Run Time:
85min.
DVD Release Date:
05/24/2005
Distributor(s):
Mackinac Media
Director(s):
Themes:
Unlikely Criminals,Crime Gone Awry,Kidnapping
Tone:
Deadpan,Goofy,Madcap,Quirky,Rousing,Tense
Keywords:
criminal,guru,kidnapping,ransom,scheme,self-help,small-time
Language:
English