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| Killer Instinct | |
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| Directed by | David Tausik |
| Written by | David Tausik |
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| Cinematography | Jennifer Stoltz |
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| Music by | Nigel Holton |
Production company | Concorde Pictures |
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Running time | 92 minutes |
| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
Killer Instinct, also called Homicidal Impulse, is a 1992 film written and directed by David Tausik. [1]
A young lawyer has problems with a case that he's been working on for over a year. The district attorney's niece helps him by first blackmailing, then plotting the murder of the D.A., while having a sexual relationship with the young lawyer, who eventually discovers the truth about her.
The film received a B- grade from Dennis Schwartz [2] whereas the Roanoke Times called it "well worth watching". [3]
In Germany, Frank Trebbin-Ecke called the film "nonsense" and the director David Tausik a "dwarf brain". [4]
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