Hitting Home (1988)
Canadian businesswoman Dinah Middleton's is devastated when her teenage son, Alex, is killed by a hit-and-run driver. When the police fail to turn up any suspects, she turns private detective to track the killer down. She traces the murderer to New York, only to discover that the crime is not covered by the extradition treaty between Canada and the US. She becomes obsessed with bringing the criminal to justice.
Director:
Robin Spry
Writer:
Douglas Bowie
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Kerrie Keane as Dinah Middleton |
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Daniel Pilon as Max Middleton |
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Saul Rubinek as Owen Hughes |
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Lynne Griffin as Karen Hughes |
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Mireille Deyglun as Françoise Boyer |
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Ken Pogue as Detective Sergeant Sullivan |
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Vlasta Vrana as Phil Grande |
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Leif Anderson as Alex Middleton |
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Jacob Tierney as David Hughes |
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Alan Thicke as Conrad Vaughan |
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Colleen Dewhurst as Judge |
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Mathew Mackay as Tony |
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Jeremy Spry as Scott |
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Meredith Beaudet as Kimberly |
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Peter Blackwood as Doctor #1 |
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Joanna Noyes as Dr. Julien |
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Catherine Colvey as Woman at Car Rental |
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Jessica Caplan as Susan Hughes |
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Allan F. Nicholls as NY Cabbie |
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Arthur Grosser as Man in Train Station |
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Claire Rodger as Hughes' Secretary |
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Judith Hilderman as Music Teacher |
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Judah Katz as First Journalist |
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Sandi Stahlbrand as Second Journalist |
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Gary Plaxton as Prosecutor |
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Ann Page as Dinah's Mother |
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Bob Pot as Court Clerk |
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Brian Dooley as Connecticut Taxi Driver |
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Staniel Stamatovic as First Man in Bar |
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Robert Austern as Second Man in Bar |
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Denise Beamish as Waitress in Bar |
| Writing | Douglas Bowie | Story |
| Writing | Robin Spry | Story |
| Writing | Tom Alderman | Novel |
| Production | Robin Spry | Producer |
| Production | Paul E. Painter | Executive Producer |
| Production | Allan F. Nicholls | Line Producer |
| Production | Neil J.P. Leger | Executive Producer |
| Sound | Jean-Alain Roussel | Original Music Composer |
| Camera | Ron Stannett | Director of Photography |
| Editing | Diann Ilnicki | Editor |
| Production | Vera Miller | Casting |
| Art | Claude Paré | Production Design |
| Costume & Make-Up | Ginette Magny | Costume Design |
| Costume & Make-Up | Clair Blondel | Assistant Makeup Artist |
| Costume & Make-Up | David Forrest | Makeup Artist |
| Costume & Make-Up | Yves Leblanc | Hairstylist |
| Costume & Make-Up | Penny Lee | Makeup Artist |
| Directing | Robin Spry | Director |
| Writing | Douglas Bowie | Screenplay |
| Production | Jamie Brown | Producer |
| Sound | Don White | Sound Re-Recording Mixer |
| Sound | Gabor Vadnay | Location Sound Mixer |
| Sound | Joe Grimaldi | Sound Re-Recording Mixer |
| Camera | Daniel L. Turrett | Camera Operator |