Amateur

MOVIE DESCRIPTION:

CIA computer technician John Savage seeks revenge for the terrorist killing of his girlfriend. Threatening to make public his insider's information, Savage forces his reluctant bosses to train him in the art of assassination. He then heads into enemy territory (at least, it was enemy territory back in 1982) on a search-and-destroy mission. There is nothing in The Amateur that we haven't seen elsewhere, but Savage and a solid cast of supporting players Christopher Plummer,Marthe Keller, Arthur Hill, Ed Lauter, Nicholas Campbell, Jan Rubes et. al.-- keep the proceedings lively. Robert Littell co-adapted the film's screenplay from his own novel. ~ Hal Erickson, Rovi

DVD FEATURES:

• Region: 1
• Number of Discs: 1
• Aspect Ratio: 1.85:1 (Theatre Wide Screen)
• Audio: Dolby Digital Mono
• Screen: Enhanced Wide Screen Letterbox for 16x9 TV
• Features:
  • • Widescreen presentation (1.85:1) enhanced for 16x9 TVs
    • Theatrical trailer

AWARDS

• Genie Awards

•     Nominated Best Actor - 1982 (Christopher Plummer)
•     Nominated Best Actor - Foreign - 1982 (John Savage)
•     Nominated Best Actress - Foreign - 1982 (Marthe Keller)
•     Nominated Best Adapted Screenplay - 1982 (Diana Maddox)
•     Nominated Best Art Direction - 1982 (Trevor Williams)
•     Nominated Best Picture - 1982
•     Nominated Best Sound - 1982 (Michael O'Farrell, Dennis Drummond, Wayne Griffin)
•     Nominated Best Sound Editing - 1982 (Dino Pigat, Austin Grimaldi, Joe Grimaldi, Peter Shewchuk)
•     Nominated Best Supporting Actor - 1982 (Nicholas Campbell)
•     Nominated Best Supporting Actress - 1982 (Chapelle Jaffe)

ADDITIONAL INFORMATION:

• Director:

  Charles Jarrott

• Producer:

  Garth H. Drabinsky, Joel B. Michaels

• Screen Story:

  Robert Littell

• Screenwriter:

  Robert Littell, Diana Maddox

• Cinematographer:

  John Coquillon

• Composer (Music Score):

  Ken Wannberg

• Editor:

  Stephen Fanfara, Richard Halsey

• Production Designer:

  Trevor Williams, Marilyn Stonehouse

• Art Director:

  Richard Kent Wilcox

• Executive Producer:

  Mario Kassar, Andrew G. Vajna

• Costume Designer:

  Aleida MacDonald, Suzanne Grace

• Sound/Sound Designer:

  Michael O'Farrell, Dennis Drummond, Wayne Griffin

• First Assistant Director:

  Jon Anderson

• Sound Editor:

  Joe Grimaldi, Peter Shewchuk, Dino Pigat, Austin Grimaldi