Summaries

A private investigator, mentally disturbed by his father's suicide, goes undercover in a mental institution to discover the murderer of a friend who was a doctor at the clinic.

The private investigator Nicholas "Nick" Tordone is a man with a childhood problem since he saw his father committing suicide. His friend Dr. Frank Meyers works in the Fallbrook mental institution and was a great friend of his father. He helps Nick since he lost his father. When Dr. Meyers is found dead in the clinic after committing suicide, Nick does not believe and decides to investigate his death. He goes to Fallbrook as if he has amnesia and is interned in the clinic. Soon he finds that four patients are missing and his further investigation shows that all of them were suicidal inmates. He also discovers that the dangerous criminal Dr. Sullivan Rane is hidden in the clinic. What is happening in Fallbrook?—Claudio Carvalho, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil

Details

Keywords
  • remake
  • serial killer
  • suicide
  • insane asylum
  • patient abuse
Genres
  • Thriller
  • Horror
  • Drama
Release date May 8, 1997
Motion Picture Rating (MPA) R
Countries of origin United States Canada
Language English
Filming locations Los Angeles, California, USA
Production companies Norstar Entertainment Westwind Productions Inc.

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Tech specs

Runtime 1h 30m
Color Color
Sound mix Ultra Stereo
Aspect ratio

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