Project Kill
{{short description|1976 action film by William Girdler}}
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{{Infobox film
| name = Project: Kill
| image = ProjectKill.jpg
| caption = DVD cover
| director = William Girdler
| producer = Frank Johnson
David Sheldon
Fred C. Soriano Jr.
Herman Weist
| writer = David Sheldon
Galen Thompson
| starring = Leslie Nielsen
Gary Lockwood
Nancy Kwan
Vic Silayan
Vic Díaz
| music = Robert O. Ragland
Sid Wayne
| cinematography = Frank E. Johnson
| editing = Terence Anderson
Chuck McClelland
| distributor = Troma Entertainment
| released = {{Film date|1976|10}}
| runtime = 90 min.
| language = English
| country = United States
| budget =
}}
Project: Kill is a 1976 American action film directed by William Girdler starring Leslie Nielsen{{cite web|url=https://catalog.afi.com/Catalog/MovieDetails/56056|title=Project Kill|website=afi.com|access-date=2024-02-25}} before he began doing comedies. It is distributed by Troma Entertainment and Digiview Productions and was filmed in the Philippines in 1975.
Plot
Nielsen plays John Trevor, who for six years has been training and leading a team of highly trained special forces men (Code Name: Project: Kill) whose performance is enhanced by drugs. Over time Trevor realises that his men, who work independently, are being used as assassins rather than to protect government installations and individuals.
Trevor relates his worries to his second-in-command Frank Lassiter (Gary Lockwood), then decides to escape from his secret government base to the Philippines where two of his former comrades in arms reside. However, withdrawal from the mind-control drugs turn Trevor violent and dangerous, and now Lassiter must find him before he can do any real damage. Filipino criminal boss Alok Lee (Vic Díaz) learns of Trevor's arrival and has been paid to capture him and sell him to a foreign power so they may discover and duplicate the drugs and training given to Trevor's force.
Cast
- Leslie Nielsen as John Trevor
- Gary Lockwood as Frank Lassiter
- Nancy Kwan as Lee Su
- Vic Silayan as Chief Insp. Cruz
- Vic Diaz as Alok Lee
- Galen Thompson as Carl Wagner
- Maurice Downs as Hook
- Pamela Parsons as Lynn Walker
- Carlos Salazar as Insp. Ortiz
- Franco Zarrate as Lung Set
Soundtrack
{{Unreferenced section|date=January 2015}}
The movie features one live song entitled: The Lonely World. The song was written by Sid Wayne.
Home media
{{Unreferenced section|date=January 2015}}
The movie was released on DVD in 2004.
Translations
- Finland: Tehtävä: Tapa (video title)
- Finland: Tehtävänä: Tappaa
- U.S.: The Guardian (pre-release title)
- U.S.: Total Control (video title)
References
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External links
- {{IMDb title|id=0081382|title=Project: Kill}}
- {{Internet Archive film|id=ProjectKill|name=Project: Kill}}
- {{rotten-tomatoes|id=Project_Kill|title=Project: Kill}}
- Project Kill on William Girdler.com http://www.williamgirdler.com/projectkill6.html
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Category:1976 independent films
Category:American independent films
Category:Troma Entertainment films
Category:Films directed by William Girdler
Category:Films shot in the Philippines
Category:Films scored by Robert O. Ragland
Category:1970s English-language films