by Bhob Stewart
synopsis
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.
characteristics
- Abduction
- Kidnap
- Small-time
- Unlikely Criminals
- Scheme
- Ransom
- Criminal
- Crime Gone Awry
- Self-help
