The Ex (1997 film)

The Ex
Theatrical release poster
Directed by	Mark L. Lester
Written by	Novel John Lutz Screenplay Larry Cohen
Produced by	Dana Dubovsky Mark L. Lester
Starring	Yancy Butler Suzy Amis
Cinematography	Richard Leiterman
Edited by	David Berlatsky
Music by	Paul Zaza
Production companies	American World Pictures (AWP) Lions Gate Films
Distributed by	LIVE Entertainment
Release dates	10 October 1996 (1996-10-10)(Germany) 22 April 1997 (1997-04-22)(U.S. video)
Running time	87 minuti
Countries	Canada United States
Language	English

The Ex is a 1996 crime thriller film directed by Mark L. Lester and starring Yancy Butler and Suzy Amis. It is based on the 1996 novel by John Lutz. ^[1] The film was released on direct-to-video in the Germany on October 10, 1996 and United States on April 22, 1997.

Premise

Deidre Kenyon (Yancy Butler) is David Kenyon's (Nick Mancuso) ex-wife and intends to stalk him and wreck his family. She goes to extreme lengths to do this.

Cast

• Yancy Butler as Deidre Kenyon
• Suzy Amis Cameron as Molly Kenyon
• Nick Mancuso as David Kenyon
• Hamish Tildesley as Michael Kenyon
• John Novak as Miles
• Roger Barnes as Sam Beltzer
• Babz Chula as Dr. Lillian Johanes
• Barry W. Levy as Frank
• Claire Riley as Detective Lang
• Tom Pickett as Kenyons Doorman
• Allison Warren asHotel Clerk
• Arlene Belcastro as Next Door Neighbor
• Barry 'Bear' Horton as Biker
• Jason Lester (uncredited) as Child in Stroller

Production

Filming took place in Vancouver and Richmond, British Columbia as well as Toronto, Ontario.

Lester said the film "is one of my favorite movies I've made because it has a real European sensibility: really good characters and the scenes between the characters are really well developed. It's an exciting movie and there's lots of suspense." ^[2]

References

1. Efilmcritic.com
2. Cribbs, John (2011). "The Films of Mark L Lester". The Pink Smoke.

External links

• The Ex at IMDb