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Witness Unprotected

  • TV Movie
  • 2018
  • Not Rated
  • 1h 30m
IMDb RATING
4.1/10
297
YOUR RATING
Daphne Zuniga, Tim Abell, Adam Huss, and Gianna DiDonato in Witness Unprotected (2018)
CrimeDramaMysteryThriller

An investigative photographer becomes a murder suspect when the subject she had been surveilling is found dead. However she may have caught the identity of the real killer in the photos she ... Read allAn investigative photographer becomes a murder suspect when the subject she had been surveilling is found dead. However she may have caught the identity of the real killer in the photos she had taken -- making her his next target.An investigative photographer becomes a murder suspect when the subject she had been surveilling is found dead. However she may have caught the identity of the real killer in the photos she had taken -- making her his next target.

  • Director
    • Fred Olen Ray
  • Writer
    • Fred Olen Ray
  • Stars
    • Daphne Zuniga
    • Adam Huss
    • Tim Abell
  • See production info at IMDbPro
  • IMDb RATING
    4.1/10
    297
    YOUR RATING
    • Director
      • Fred Olen Ray
    • Writer
      • Fred Olen Ray
    • Stars
      • Daphne Zuniga
      • Adam Huss
      • Tim Abell
    • 22User reviews
    • 1Critic review
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  • See production info at IMDbPro
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    Daphne Zuniga
    Daphne Zuniga
    • Sam
    Adam Huss
    Adam Huss
    • Det. Matthew Carlton
    Tim Abell
    Tim Abell
    • Det. Tom Walker
    Gianna DiDonato
    Gianna DiDonato
    • Laurie Roberts
    Simeon Rice
    • Joe Johnson
    Monica Young
    Monica Young
    • Margaret Walker
    Meredith Thomas
    Meredith Thomas
    • Mrs. Reynolds
    Valerie Baber
    Valerie Baber
    • Sheila Grant
    Darn Oldham
    • Detective
    Carolyn Ordoñez
    Carolyn Ordoñez
    • Officer Phillips
    Scott Thomas Reynolds
    Scott Thomas Reynolds
    • Detective Scott
    Sinjin Rosa
    Sinjin Rosa
    • Officer Williams
    Bob Telford
    Bob Telford
    • Jay L. Jacobs (Sam's Attorney)
    Richard Varga
    • Jim Roberts
    • Director
      • Fred Olen Ray
    • Writer
      • Fred Olen Ray
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    User reviews22

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    2hmael

    A decent plot but poorly acted

    What could have been a mild watchable thriller turns into a light, frustratingly unserious TV drama.
    1jeanfilsabacu870

    Spsffff

    Je ne sais pas quoi dire mais c'est vraiment bête comme film
    chtzkcmp

    The best movie I have seen all year

    This movie is an absolute trainwreck. I thought it was a p*rno based on the cheesy lines and total lack of commitment to the characters, BUT IT'S NOT. If you want to feel better about yourself, watch this movie immediately and you will walk away seeing how bad things really could be. 10 stars because it's so bad it's entertaining. Would recommend you watch while inebriated. And if you watch it with friends, come with your absolute best roasts, because you'll have the opportunity to use them all. There is definitely a place in this world for entertaining drivel, and this movie carries the banner.
    besukra

    Can't decide which is worse, the writing, or the delivery!

    I've never reviewed a movie before but, if I can spare anyone else from wasting their time, my work here is done, as they say.

    This movie just came on automatically after another I was streaming on finished. I don't think even Lifetime would've aired it. And I won't be finishing it.

    Looked up the movie title to see who was responsible for the writing and directing, Fred Olen Ray, then I checked out his bio.

    "His early career was filled with low-budget horror and science-fiction films, but the market eventually dried up and he switched to producing softcore "T&A" videos of the type shown late at night on Showtime and Cinemax. His films rarely cost more than $500,000..."

    That explains A LOT.

    The bio included this quote of his re low-budget filmmaking: "Making movies is never really been that much fun. The two best days of making a movie is the day you get the financing and the wrap party. And everything between is a pain in the (expletives deleted). You always have to compromise. You can't do exactly what you want to do."

    And that explains the rest.
    1Chloegirl-bj

    Terrible acting and predictable

    I only watched this because I'm a fan of Daphne Zuniga. This film was a solid waste of about an hour and a half of my life. Either these are the worst actors or the writing and directing was bad enough to make good actors seem like they couldn't act. I hope the latter is the case because Like I said, I'm a fan of Daphne Zuniga.

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    Did you know

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    • Trivia
      Airs as Killer Close Up in the UK
    • Goofs
      As a professional photographer she would know about recovery software that can be used to restore files on a wiped memory card.

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    Details

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    • Release date
      • February 13, 2018 (United States)
    • Country of origin
      • United States
    • Official site
      • Official site
    • Language
      • English
    • Also known as
      • Fatal Close-Up
    • Filming locations
      • Los Angeles, California, USA
    • Production companies
      • DeInstitutionalized
      • Indy Films
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    • Runtime
      • 1h 30m(90 min)
    • Color
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