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The Ex | |
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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 date |
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Running time | 87 min. |
Countries | Canada United States |
Language | English |
The Ex is a 1997 erotic 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 United States on April 22, 1997.
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.
Actor | Role |
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Yancy Butler | Deidre Kenyon |
Suzy Amis Cameron | Molly Kenyon |
Nick Mancuso | David Kenyon |
Hamish Tildesley | Michael Kenyon |
John Novak | Miles |
Roger Barnes | Sam Beltzer |
Babz Chula | Dr. Lillian Johanes |
Barry W. Levy | Frank |
Claire Riley | Detective Lang |
Tom Pickett | Kenyons Doorman |
Allison Warren | Hotel Clerk |
Arlene Belcastro | Next Door Neighbor |
Barry 'Bear' Horton | Biker |
Jason Lester (uncredited) | Child in Stroller |
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]
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