Project Kill
Project: Kill is a 1976 action film directed by William Girdler and starring Leslie Nielsen before he began doing comedies. It is distributed by Troma Entertainment and Digiview Productions and was filmed in the Philippines in 1975.
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| Directed by | William Girdler |
| Produced by | Frank Johnson David Sheldon Fred C. Soriano Jr. Herman Weist |
| Written by | David Sheldon Galen Thompson |
| Starring | Leslie Nielsen Gary Lockwood Nancy Kwan Vic Silayan Vic Díaz |
| Music by | Robert O. Ragland Sid Wayne |
| Cinematography | Frank E. Johnson |
| Edited by | Terence Anderson Chuck McClelland |
| Distributed by | Troma Entertainment |
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Running time | 90 min. |
| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
Plot
Nielsen plays John Trevor, who for six years has been training and leading a team of highly trained special forces men (Code Name: Project: Kill) whose performance is enhanced by drugs. Over time Trevor realises that his men, who work independently, are being used as assassins rather than to protect government installations and individuals.
Trevor relates his worries to his second-in-command Frank Lassiter (Gary Lockwood), then decides to escape from his secret government base to the Philippines where two of his former comrades in arms reside. However, withdrawal from the mind-control drugs turn Trevor violent and dangerous, and now Lassiter must find him before he can do any real damage. Filipino criminal boss Alok Lee (Vic Díaz) learns of Trevor's arrival and has been paid to capture him and sell him to a foreign power so they may discover and duplicate the drugs and training given to Trevor's force.
Cast
Leslie Nielsen: John Trevor
Gary Lockwood: Frank Lassiter
Nancy Kwan: Lee Su
Vic Silayan: Chief Insp. Cruz
Vic Diaz: Alok Lee
Galen Thompson: Carl Wagner
Maurice Downs: Hook
Pamela Parsons: Lynn Walker
Carlos Salazar: Insp. Ortiz
Franco Zarrate: Lung Set
Soundtrack
The movie features one live song entitled: The Lonely World. The song was written by Sid Wayne.
Home media
The movie was released on DVD in 2004.
Translations
- Finland: Tehtävä: Tapa (video title)
- Finland: Tehtävänä: Tappaa
- U.S.: The Guardian (pre-release title)
- U.S.: Total Control (video title)
External links
- Project: Kill at IMDb
- Project Kill is available for free download at the Internet Archive
- Project:Kill at AllMovie
- Project: Kill at Rotten Tomatoes
- Project Kill on William Gilder.com http://www.williamgirdler.com/projectkill6.html