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Hitting Home (1988)

Genre : Drama, Romance, Thriller

Runtime : 1H 42M

Director : Robin Spry
Writer : Douglas Bowie

Synopsis

Canadian businesswoman Dinah Middleton's is devastated when her teenage son, Alex, is killed by a hit-and-run driver. When the police fail to turn up any suspects, she turns private detective to track the killer down. She traces the murderer to New York, only to discover that the crime is not covered by the extradition treaty between Canada and the US. She becomes obsessed with bringing the criminal to justice.

Actors

Kerrie Keane
Kerrie Keane
Dinah Middleton
Daniel Pilon
Daniel Pilon
Max Middleton
Saul Rubinek
Saul Rubinek
Owen Hughes
Lynne Griffin
Lynne Griffin
Karen Hughes
Mireille Deyglun
Mireille Deyglun
Françoise Boyer
Ken Pogue
Ken Pogue
Detective Sergeant Sullivan
Vlasta Vrana
Vlasta Vrana
Phil Grande
Leif Anderson
Leif Anderson
Alex Middleton
Jacob Tierney
Jacob Tierney
David Hughes
Alan Thicke
Alan Thicke
Conrad Vaughan
Colleen Dewhurst
Colleen Dewhurst
Judge
Mathew Mackay
Mathew Mackay
Tony
Jeremy Spry
Jeremy Spry
Scott
Meredith Beaudet
Meredith Beaudet
Kimberly
Peter Blackwood
Peter Blackwood
Doctor #1
Joanna Noyes
Joanna Noyes
Dr. Julien
Catherine Colvey
Catherine Colvey
Woman at Car Rental
Jessica Caplan
Jessica Caplan
Susan Hughes
Allan F. Nicholls
Allan F. Nicholls
NY Cabbie
Arthur Grosser
Arthur Grosser
Man in Train Station
Claire Rodger
Claire Rodger
Hughes' Secretary
Judith Hilderman
Judith Hilderman
Music Teacher
Judah Katz
Judah Katz
First Journalist
Sandi Stahlbrand
Sandi Stahlbrand
Second Journalist
Gary Plaxton
Gary Plaxton
Prosecutor
Ann Page
Ann Page
Dinah's Mother
Bob Pot
Bob Pot
Court Clerk
Brian Dooley
Brian Dooley
Connecticut Taxi Driver
Staniel Stamatovic
Staniel Stamatovic
First Man in Bar
Robert Austern
Robert Austern
Second Man in Bar
Denise Beamish
Denise Beamish
Waitress in Bar

Crews

Robin Spry
Robin Spry
Director
Douglas Bowie
Douglas Bowie
Screenplay
Jamie Brown
Jamie Brown
Producer
Douglas Bowie
Douglas Bowie
Story
Robin Spry
Robin Spry
Story
Tom Alderman
Tom Alderman
Novel
Robin Spry
Robin Spry
Producer
Paul E. Painter
Paul E. Painter
Executive Producer
Allan F. Nicholls
Allan F. Nicholls
Line Producer
Neil J.P. Leger
Neil J.P. Leger
Executive Producer
Jean-Alain Roussel
Jean-Alain Roussel
Original Music Composer
Ron Stannett
Ron Stannett
Director of Photography
Diann Ilnicki
Diann Ilnicki
Editor
Vera Miller
Vera Miller
Casting
Claude Paré
Claude Paré
Production Design
Ginette Magny
Ginette Magny
Costume Design
Clair Blondel
Clair Blondel
Assistant Makeup Artist
David Forrest
David Forrest
Makeup Artist
Yves Leblanc
Yves Leblanc
Hairstylist
Penny Lee
Penny Lee
Makeup Artist

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