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Body Count (1998 film)

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Body Count
Directed byRobert Patton-Spruill
Written byTheodore Witcher
Produced byMark Burg
George Jackson
Doug McHenry
Starring
CinematographyCharles Mills
Edited byJoseph Gutowski
Richard Nord
Music byCurt Sobel
Production
companies
Polygram Filmed Entertainment
Island Pictures
Mainline Pictures
Counting Bodies Productions
The Jackson/McHenry Company
Distributed byPolygram Video
Release date
  • April 28, 1998 (1998-04-28)
Running time
85 minutes
CountryUnited States
LanguageEnglish

Body Count is a 1998 crime thriller film and starred David Caruso, Linda Fiorentino, John Leguizamo, Ving Rhames, Donnie Wahlberg, and Forest Whitaker. The film was directed by Robert Patton-Spruill.

In the film, a group of thieves flee after a failed heist. They encounter a con artist who has plans for them.

Plot

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A group of thieves attempt to rob an art gallery, but when plans backfire and one of the men winds up dead, the group head down south, running afoul of the law. Along the way, they meet up with a seductive con artist with ideas of her own.

Cast

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Production

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During development, it had been announced in the press under the titles Framed and The Split.[1]

Release

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The film was released direct to video on April 28, 1998, due to poor audience reaction at test screenings.[2]

References

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  1. ^ "Fiorentino takes 'Split'". Variety. December 3, 1996. Archived from the original on September 1, 2017. Retrieved October 1, 2019.
  2. ^ Derek Elley (May 5, 1998). "Body Count". Variety. Retrieved July 4, 2021.
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