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Dead by Dawn

  • 1998
  • R
  • 1h 31m
IMDb RATING
4.2/10
355
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Shannon Tweed in Dead by Dawn (1998)
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It was the best of times... When Tim Marsh has a chance encounter with old high school buddy Don White, his life changes forever. Tim and his wife Wendy quickly find themselves drawn into Do... Read allIt was the best of times... When Tim Marsh has a chance encounter with old high school buddy Don White, his life changes forever. Tim and his wife Wendy quickly find themselves drawn into Don's world, a dizzying orgy of exclusive parties, exotic cars and beautiful women. In the h... Read allIt was the best of times... When Tim Marsh has a chance encounter with old high school buddy Don White, his life changes forever. Tim and his wife Wendy quickly find themselves drawn into Don's world, a dizzying orgy of exclusive parties, exotic cars and beautiful women. In the hills high above Hollywood, life is a party that never stops. For Tim, who has struggled si... Read all

  • Director
    • James Salisbury
  • Writers
    • Stephen Downing
    • Stephen Downing
  • Stars
    • Jodie Fisher
    • Shannon Tweed
    • Bill Ferrell
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  • IMDb RATING
    4.2/10
    355
    YOUR RATING
    • Director
      • James Salisbury
    • Writers
      • Stephen Downing
      • Stephen Downing
    • Stars
      • Jodie Fisher
      • Shannon Tweed
      • Bill Ferrell
    • 13User reviews
    • 2Critic reviews
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    Jodie Fisher
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    • Kim White
    Shannon Tweed
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    • Wendy Marsh
    Bill Ferrell
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    • Tim Marsh
    Ted Prior
    Ted Prior
    • Don White
    Ron Robbins
    • Lieutenant Jack Matthews
    Cassandra Gava
    Cassandra Gava
    • Liz
    John Timmons
    • Jimmy
    Robin Joi Brown
    • Sharon
    Aaron McPherson
    Aaron McPherson
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    Rosemary Beldon
    • Caterer
    David Joe Garcia
    • Gardener
    Matt Almond
    • Cop #1
    • Director
      • James Salisbury
    • Writers
      • Stephen Downing
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    10regina1967

    I loved this movie.

    I loved this movie. My husband and I watched it on HBO. The story was so believable. And the people were so real. The men in the movie were sexy in a real way, not a Hollywood way. By the way, Shannon Tweed was also quite beautiful, although I'm not sure most housewives walk around the house in thongs all the time. The ending was a surprise. I never suspected who the murderer was. More movies like this, please.
    5jagaronoff

    For low budget, it was one of the best films for your money.

    The acting was pretty good. The script was excellent and inventive with some classic lines. Even though it was low budget, you have to give the writer/producer credit here, he worked miracles with very little finance. The genre has been done many times before but not with such style and grace.
    10talyon459-2

    Shannon Tweed gives her best performance

    Dead By Dawn is a neat little thriller. Shannon Tweed, the queen of B-movies, has probably never given a better performance than she does in this story of a basically good man duped into an insurance scheme and murder by his old high school buddy. This film has surprisingly excellent acting, including strong performances by Jodie Fisher and Cassandra Gava. There is loads of atmosphere and suspense and unlike most straight to video Shannon Tweed movies, Dead By Dawn is really a complex, tightly written thriller.
    10amywarr

    good movie

    This is a pretty good movie with excellent acting, a fairly good twist at the end and some sharp dialogue. My only criticism is that I think there were too many sex scenes that slowed the movie down. I saw the movie on HBO and it is definitely one of the best of their straight to video selections.
    8writermancali

    last of a dying breed

    Why don't they make movies like this anymore? What happened to B-movies, to erotic thrillers? Dead by Dawn is not a great movie, but it is a competently made, low budget thriller that Hollywood used to make and doesn't anymore.

    There is a scene in this movie that is so beautifully photographed and so evocative of film noir that I was blown away. It is the scene, shot at night by the pool, where the main character sneaks into a house via the pool area to have sex with a woman he has wanted for a long time. This is classic stuff. The main character looks a little like Robert Mitchum, and the nighttime shot is lit expertly and beautifully.

    Another writer has said that this movie is a ripoff of Consenting Adults with Kevin Kline. There are obvious parallels, but it is far from a rip off.

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    • Trivia
      In the scene where Shannon Tweed is making love on the counter, the rear view is a body double. There's a mole on the person's right hip that's not visible in any shots showing a rear view of Shannon Tweed .
    • Connections
      Referenced in Robot Chicken: Lust for Puppets (2006)

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    • Country of origin
      • United States
    • Language
      • English
    • Production companies
      • Brainiac Films
      • Vista Street Entertainment
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      • $1,500,000 (estimated)
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      • 1h 31m(91 min)
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      • Color
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      • Stereo

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