Shadows Run Black

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Shadows Run Black
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European DVD cover
Directed byHoward Heard
Written byDuke Howard
Craig Kusaba
Produced by Eric Louzil
StarringElizabeth Trosper
William J. Kulzer
Kevin Costner
Shea Porter
George Engelson
CinematographyJohn Sprung
Edited byRaúl Dávalos
Davide Ganzino
Distributed by Troma Entertainment
Release date
  • 1984 (1984)
Running time
91 minutes
CountryUnited States
LanguageEnglish

Shadows Run Black is a 1984 erotic crime thriller directed by Howard Heard and starring Kevin Costner.

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Plot

The film follows a tough Los Angeles detective as he races against time to discover who is behind a string of brutal serial slayings. Costner plays the film's main suspect.

Cast

Critical reception

Allmovie called the film "execrable" and an "exploitational slice-n-dicer masquerading as a police thriller". [1]

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References

  1. Buzz McClain. "Shadows Run Black (1985)". Allmovie . Retrieved 22 June 2012.