Final Combination
{{Infobox film
| name = Final Combination
| image = Final Combination.jpg
| caption = UK theatrical release poster
| director = Nigel Dick
| story = Jonathan Tydor
| screenplay = Larry Golin
| producer = Gregg Fienberg
Steve Golin
| starring = Michael Madsen
Lisa Bonet
| cinematography = David Bridges
| editing = Henry Richardson
Jonathan P. Shaw
| music = Rolfe Kent
| distributor = PolyGram Filmed Entertainment
| released = {{Film date|1994}}
| runtime =
| country = United States
| language = English
| budget =
}}
Final Combination (also known as Dead Connection) is a 1994 crime-thriller film directed by Nigel Dick, and starring Michael Madsen and Lisa Bonet.{{cite book|first=Leonard|last=Maltin|author-link=Leonard Maltin|title=Leonard Maltin's Movie and Video Guide|year=1997|publisher=Penguin Group (USA) Incorporated, 1997|isbn=0452279143|url-access=registration|url=https://archive.org/details/leonardmaltinsmo00malt}}{{cite magazine|first=Derek|last=Elley|author-link=Derek Elley|title=Review: Final Combination|magazine=Variety|date=November 20, 1994}}
Plot
Detective Matt Dickson is investigating a series of grisly murders committed in seedy motels across Los Angeles. He gets a break in the case when he realizes the killer is consistently using the names of boxers for aliases. Meanwhile, reporter Catherine Briggs is also pursuing the serial killer, but for her own mysterious reasons. Matt and Catherine begin working together, but the investigation becomes complicated when they start having an affair.
Cast
- Michael Madsen as Detective Matt Dickson
- Lisa Bonet as Catherine Briggs
- Gary Stretch as Richard Welton
- Tim Russ as Detective Chuck Rowland
- Damian Chapa as Donato
- Carmen Argenziano as Lieutenant Stein
- Clarence Landry as Ike "Point Man" Pointer
- Susan Byun as Sara
- Parker Posey as Denise
- Alan Toy as Art Robinson
- Eric Da Re as Anthony, The Bouncer
- Julio Oscar Mechoso as "Linen Suit"
- Victoria Kern as "the girl pushed around in the bar"
Release
The film was released theatrically in the United Kingdom on November 18, 1994 on 12 screens and grossed £13,521 in its opening weekend.{{cite magazine|magazine=Screen International|date=25 November 1994|page=34|title=UK this week}}
References
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External links
- {{IMDb title|id=0107417}}
- {{rotten-tomatoes|dead_connection}}
Category:1994 crime thriller films
Category:American crime thriller films
Category:Films scored by Rolfe Kent
Category:Films directed by Nigel Dick
Category:1990s English-language films
Category:English-language crime thriller films
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