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Skip Tracer, also known as Deadly Business, is a Canadian drama film, directed by Zale Dalen and released in 1977.[1]

Skip Tracer
Directed by	Zale Dalen
Written by	Zale Dalen
Produced by	Laara Dalen
Starring	David Petersen John Lazarus
Cinematography	Ron Orieux
Edited by	Zale Dalen
Music by	J. Douglas Dodd Linton S. Garner
Production company	Highlight Communications
Distributed by	International Film Distributors G.G. Communications
Release date	September 13, 1977 (TIFF)
Running time	95 minutes
Country	Canada
Language	English
Budget	$250,000

Plot

The film stars David Petersen as John Collins, a repo man who begins to regret his career choice after being paired with Brent Solverman (John Lazarus), a new trainee whose very different perspective on the job begins to trigger Collins' conscience.[1]

Production and Release

Skip Tracer was Dalen's feature-length directorial debut. The film was made for a budget of just $250,000 after Dalen and his wife Laara, acting as the film's producer, decided that they were dissatisfied with their jobs and wanted to work in film.[2]

The film was released on VHS under the name Deadly Business.[3][4]

Reception and Legacy

Petersen received a Canadian Film Award nomination for Best Actor,[5] and Dalen received the Wendy Michener Award for "most promising new talent", at the 28th Canadian Film Awards.[6] In 1978, Skip Tracer was screened at the Chicago International Film Festivall,[4] and would also become the first Canadian film ever selected for screening at the New York Film Festival.[2]

The film received generally mixed reviews, with Elliott Stein for Film Comment calling the film "more tedious than interestingly harrowing."[7]

The film has gained reputation as a cult classic, with many categorizing it as "Canuxploitation."[8]

In 2022, the film was remastered for the first time on Blu-Ray by Canadian independent distributor, Gold Ninja Video.[9]

References

External links

• Skip Tracer at IMDb

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