Coming Out Alive

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Coming Out Alive
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GenreAction
Crime
Drama
Written by John Kent Harrison
Directed by Don McBrearty
Starring Helen Shaver
Scott Hylands
Michael Ironside
Theme music composer Glenn Morley
Country of originCanada
Original languageEnglish
Production
Executive producer Stanley Colbert
Producers Lawrence S. Mirkin
Laura Phillips (associate producer)
Cinematography Nikos Evdemon
Running time73 minutes
Production company Canadian Broadcasting Corporation
Original release
ReleaseSeptember 27, 1980 (1980-09-27)

Coming Out Alive is a 1980 Canadian television thriller film starring Helen Shaver, Scott Hylands, and Michael Ironside while being directed by Don McBrearty. [1] [2] [3] [4]

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Plot

After mother Isobel's disabled son Nicky is kidnapped by her estranged husband, she hires a hitman to reclaim him.

Cast

Release

The film was released to video in the US by Trans World Entertainment in 1984.

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