Tomorrow's a Killer

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Tomorrow's a Killer (also known as Prettykill) is a 1987 Canadian-American thriller slasher film directed by George Kaczender and starring David Birney, Susannah York and Yaphet Kotto. [1] [2] The plot concerns a policeman who hunts a serial killer. The film was shot in Toronto.

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A policeman, haunted by his past, tries to hunt down a serial killer murdering prostitutes.

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References

  1. 1 2 The Film Journal. Pubsun Corporation. 1987. p. 52. Retrieved August 13, 2017.
  2. BFI.org