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'''''Dead Awake''''' is a 2001 |
'''''Dead Awake''''' is a 2001 Canadian-American [[dark comedy]] [[thriler film]] directed by Marc S Grenier and starring [[Stephen Baldwin]], [[Macha Grenon]] & [[Michael Ironside]]. |
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==Cast== |
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*[[Stephen Baldwin]] as Desmond Caine |
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*[[Janet Kidder]] as Kimberly 'Kick' Birmingham |
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*[[Macha Grenon]] as W. |
*[[Macha Grenon]] as W.D. |
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*[[Michael Ironside]] as Skay |
*[[Michael Ironside]] as Skay |
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==Production== |
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===Background and financing=== |
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Locomotion Films, part of the Montreal Exponent Group, comprised of commercial houses La Fabrique d'Images and S.W.A.T Films, and [[postproduction|post]] and [[digital effects]] house Buzz Image Group, was officially launched the same year as the film's release in 1999 with a view to developing English- and French-track feature films, television series, and dramatic [[short films|shorts]]. Director and co-producer Marc S. Grenier said he and his colleagues were ready "to do something entirely serious", moving into fiction after working many years in commercials.<ref name="PB">{{cite journal |title=La Vie, la vie for 39 episodes on Radio-Canada |journal=[[Playback (magazine)|Playback]] |date=July 10, 2000 |url=http://playbackonline.ca/2000/07/10/29557-20000710/ |accessdate=10 November 2019}}</ref> |
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With a budget was $4.2 million, ''Dead Awake'' was described as "a thriller with a dark twist of comedy" at the end of production and was Locomotion's second feature production in 2001.<ref name="PB" /> |
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[[Principal photography]] took place over twenty days in [[Montreal]], wrapping up on 6 July 2001 under the working title ''Dead of Night''.<ref name="PB" /> |
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==Release== |
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[[Category:2000s psychological thriller films]] |
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[[Category:Canadian psychological horror films]] |
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[[Category:American psychological horror films]] |
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| Dead Awake | |
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| Directed by | Marc S. Grenier |
| Written by | Michael Ironside |
| Produced by | Martha Fernandez Marc S. Grenier |
| Starring | Stephen Baldwin Macha Grenon Michael Ironside |
| Cinematography | David Franco |
| Edited by | Yvann Thibaudeau |
| Music by | E.P. Bergen |
Production companies | |
Release date |
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Running time | 94 minutes |
| Countries | Canada, U.S. |
| Budget | C$4.2 million |
Dead Awake is a 2001 Canadian-American dark comedy thriler film directed by Marc S Grenier and starring Stephen Baldwin, Macha Grenon & Michael Ironside.
Plot
Desmond Caine (Stephen Baldwin) suffers from insomnia and spends his nights walking the streets. One night, he witnesses a murder, generating a strange chain of events in his life.
Cast
- Stephen Baldwin as Desmond Caine
- Janet Kidder as Kimberly 'Kick' Birmingham
- Macha Grenon as W.D.
- Michael Ironside as Skay
Production
Background and financing
Locomotion Films, part of the Montreal Exponent Group, comprised of commercial houses La Fabrique d'Images and S.W.A.T Films, and post and digital effects house Buzz Image Group, was officially launched the same year as the film's release in 1999 with a view to developing English- and French-track feature films, television series, and dramatic shorts. Director and co-producer Marc S. Grenier said he and his colleagues were ready "to do something entirely serious", moving into fiction after working many years in commercials.[1]
With a budget was $4.2 million, Dead Awake was described as "a thriller with a dark twist of comedy" at the end of production and was Locomotion's second feature production in 2001.[1]
Filming
Principal photography took place over twenty days in Montreal, wrapping up on 6 July 2001 under the working title Dead of Night.[1]
Release
Dead Awake was released in November 2001.
External links
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- ^ a b c "La Vie, la vie for 39 episodes on Radio-Canada". Playback. July 10, 2000. Retrieved 10 November 2019.