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Project Kill
''Project: Kill'' is a 1976 American action film directed by William Girdler 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. 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 D� ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
William Girdler
William Girdler (October 22, 1947 – January 21, 1978) was an American filmmaker. In a span of six years, from 1972 to 1978, he directed nine feature films in such genres as horror and action. Girdler also wrote and produced three of his features, ''Abby (film), Abby'', ''Sheba, Baby'' and ''The Manitou''. Life and career Girdler was born in Louisville, Kentucky. He made his first films with a home movie camera at the age of 8 and by the age of 23, produced his first film, ''Asylum of Satan''. He was the founder of the Mid-America Pictures corporation Among the films he directed were Asylum of Satan (1971), ''Three on a Meathook'' (1972), ''Zebra Killers'' (1973), ''Abby (film), Abby'' (1974), ''Sheba, Baby'' (1974), ''Project Kill, Project: Kill'' (1975), ''Grizzly (film), Grizzly'' (1976), and ''The Day of the Animals'' (1977). ''Grizzly'' was one of the top 10 grossing pictures in the United States in 1976 and the most profitable independent film in history up to that tim ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |