Johnny Skidmarks

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Johnny Skidmarks
Directed byJohn Raffo
Written byWilliam Preston Robertson
John Raffo
Produced byJohn Dunning
Frank Hildebrand
Andre Link
Michael Paseornek
William Preston Robertson
Jeff Sackman
Karen Severin
Karen Weaver
Starring Peter Gallagher
Frances McDormand
John Lithgow
CinematographyBernd Heinl
Edited bySean Albertson
Music byBrian Langsbard
Distributed by Cinepix Film Properties
Release date
  • January 23, 1998 (1998-01-23)
Running time
96 minutes
CountryUnited States
LanguageEnglish

Johnny Skidmarks is a 1998 mystery thriller film directed by John Raffo. [1]

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Synopsis

Crime scene photographer, Johnny Scardino (aka Johnny Skidmarks), is working on the side for a group of blackmailers, photographing wealthy guys in seedy motels with prostitutes. One such assignment turns the wrong way and the blackmailers he works for start dying one by one in more and more brutal ways. Is Johnny the next on the list?

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References

  1. "Johnny Skidmarks (1998) - John Raffo - Synopsis, Characteristics, Moods, Themes and Related - AllMovie". AllMovie.