When a mild-mannered English professor, John Dykstra, faces a challenge that shakes him to his core, he has to make a choice - leave an innocent woman to die, or summon his alter-ego, the hardboiled mystery writer Rick Hardin to save her.
- Status
- Released
Keywords
- based on short story
- short film
- adaptation
- dollar baby
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Top Cast
Eric Davis as John Dykstra
Adam Alberts as Lee
Lorraine-Noelle Pellicone as Ellen
Kevin Woodhouse as The Dog
Christopher B. MacCabe as Boris
Val Mervis as Mimi
Aly Slominski as Lyss
Laurent Pitre as Brad
Top Crew
Stephen Baxter · Director
Amy Halloran · Writer
Stephen King · Story
Evan MacDonald · Composer
Wyler Diome-Montour · Cinematographer
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