The Man Who Wouldn't Die (1995 film)

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The Man Who Wouldn't Die
Billcondon.jpg
Roger Moore and Nancy Allen
GenreCrime
Drama
Fantasy
Written byDon Shroll
David Amann
Directed by Bill Condon
Starring Roger Moore
Nancy Allen
Malcolm McDowell
Eric McCormack
Music by David Shire
Country of originUnited States
Original languageEnglish
Production
Executive producersAlan Barnette
Samuel Benedict
Mark Gordon
Roger Moore
Bill Condon (co-executive producer)
ProducersMark Gordon
Mychelle Deschamps (co-producer)
Production locations Vancouver
Victoria, British Columbia
CinematographyStephen M. Katz
EditorVirginia Katz
Running time98 minutes
Production companies Alan Barnette Productions
Universal Television
Release
Original networkABC
Original releaseMay 29, 1995 (1995-05-29)

The Man Who Wouldn't Die is a 1995 action mystery film by director Bill Condon. The film, which aired as a movie of the week during the May Sweeps in 1995, stars Roger Moore, Nancy Allen and Malcolm McDowell. Internationally, it received either a theatrical or direct-to-video release. [1]

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Synopsis

In The Man Who Wouldn't Die art imitates life for Thomas Grace (Roger Moore), a famous British ex-novelist who wrote a series of acclaimed crime stories featuring a villain patterned after real-life criminal Bernard Drake (Malcolm McDowell). Now living in America, Grace works as a hack reporter for a city newspaper. After reading one of Grace's books, Jessie Gallardo (Nancy Allen), a waitress with burgeoning psychic abilities, predicts several murders—with Grace as one of the victims. Her visions identify the enemy as Drake, who has escaped from prison by faking his own death in a fire. As Drake sets out to frame the author for a series of grisly murders based around his novels, it is up to Thomas and Jessie to clear their names, stop him, and stay alive in the process. Eric McCormack co-stars as a doubtful newspaper colleague.

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Reception

BBC's Radio Times gave the movie 3 stars, saying it had a "dark sense of fun" that was "surely worth an hour and a half of anyone's time." [2]

The Youngstown Vindicator said the film was "thoroughly enjoyable" and "as polished and as surprising as any good mystery drama can provide". [3]

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References

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  2. "The Man Who Wouldn't Die (1995) Malcolm McDowell, Roger Moore, Nancy Allen". Malcolmtribute.freeiz.com. Retrieved 2012-05-14.
  3. "The Man Who Wouldn't Die:ABC keeps movie for sweeps". The Youngstown Vindicator. May 29, 1995.