Postmortem (1998 film)
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| Directed by | Albert Pyun |
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| Music by | Anthony Riparetti |
| Cinematography | George Mooradian |
| Edited by | Natasha Gjurokovic |
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105 minutes |
| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
Postmortem (released as Obit in the United Kingdom) is a 1998 film directed by Albert Pyun and starring Charlie Sheen (credited as Charles Sheen). It received largely negative reviews.
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Plot
American criminal profiler and author James McGregor, who is trying to escape his past by moving to Scotland where he tries to drink himself to death, receives a fax of a stranger's obituary. The next day he is arrested and charged with the stranger's murder, forcing him to collaborate with the local authorities if he wants to clear himself and stop a serial killer.
Cast
- Charlie Sheen as James McGregor
- Michael Halsey as Inspector Balantine
- Ivana Miličević as Gwen Turner
- Stephen McCole as George Statler
- Gary Lewis as Wallace
- Dave Anderson as Captain Moore 'Cop'
- Stephen Docherty as Leo
- Leigh Biagi as Jane St. John
- Phil McCall as Statler Sr.
- Ian Hanmore as Theodore Symes
- Sandy Welch as Homeless Man
- David Walker as David Corey
- Zuleika Shaw as Cheryl Miller
- Hazel Ann Crawford as Beverly Shue
- Zoë Eeles as Nurse
- Annabel Reid as Girl in Country Store
- Pauline Carville as Olive
- Gwyneth Guthrie as Kilt Shop Manager
- Joanne Reilly as Roommate
- David Meldrum as Cop #1
- Simon Weir as Beverly's Boyfriend
- Rab Affleck as Chaperoning Officer
- David Jenkins as Cheryl's Fiancé
- Ian Cairns as Undertaker
- Lisa Earl as Sharon Ligget 'Victim #2'
- Alan Orr as Young George
Production
The film was shot in Glasgow in 1997.[1] At one point during production, Sheen demanded to visit Easterhouse, one of Glasgow's toughest areas at the time, to obtain drugs and asked for a gun in order to protect himself.[2] It is suggested Sheen agreed to this film in an attempt to try more serious roles.[1]
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External links
- Lua error in Module:WikidataCheck at line 28: attempt to index field 'wikibase' (a nil value). Postmortem at IMDb
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