After Alice

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After Alice
Directed by Paul Marcus
Written byJeff Miller
Produced byTom Kinninmont
André Paquette
Tina Stern
Starring Kiefer Sutherland
Henry Czerny
Polly Walker
CinematographyBrian Pearson
Edited byKate Evans
Liz Webber
Music by Michael Hoenig
Production
companies
Videal GmBH
Promark Entertainment Group
Distributed by Trimark Pictures
Release date
  • October 24, 2000 (2000-10-24)
(DVD)
Running time
100 minutes
LanguageEnglish

After Alice (also known as Eye of The Killer) is a 2000 mystery thriller directed by Paul Marcus and written by Jeff Miller. The film stars Kiefer Sutherland as Detective Mickey Hayden.

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Plot

A troubled cop makes a discovery that really has him worried in this thriller. Police detective Mickey Hayden (Kiefer Sutherland) is ordered to take a new look at a case he'd worked on ten years ago. A brilliant but demented serial killer known as Jabberwocky went on a killing spree before dropping out of sight. Hayden was never able to track him down and the disappointment has left him with more than his share of emotional scars, resulting in alcoholism. After a decade of silence, Jabberwocky strikes again, sending the police a note suggesting Hayden be put back on his case. But this time around, Hayden notices something different as he investigates the killings; when he comes in contact with the evidence, he has troubling psychic visions that tell him more about the murders than he ever wanted to know.

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Reception

The film was originally produced for the cable network HBO and was released on DVD by Lionsgate on October 24, 2000. [2] It received a mixed review from TV Guide , which criticized the pacing of the film and the reliance on cliches of the thriller genrre but praised the suspenseful tone and performances of the actors. [3]

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References

  1. After Alice (2000) - IMDb
  2. Eye of the Killer (1999) - Paul Marcus | Synopsis, Characteristics, Moods, Themes and Related | AllMovie , retrieved 2023-09-27
  3. "After Alice". TV Guide . Retrieved 2023-09-27.