Postmortem (1998 film)
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Director Albert Pyun Music director Anthony Riparetti Country United States | 5.4/10 IMDb Genre Thriller Duration Language English | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Release date June 30, 1998 (1998-06-30) (US video premiere) Writer John Lowry Lamb, Robert McDonnell Screenplay John Lowry Lamb, Robert McDonnell Cast Charlie Sheen (James McGregor), Michael Halsey (Inspector Balantine), Ivana Mili?evi? (Gwen Turner), Stephen McCole (George Statler), Gary Lewis (Wallace)Similar movies Mad Max: Fury Road , Jurassic World , John Wick , Furious 7 , Taken 3 , The Hunger Games: Catching Fire Tagline The only way to trap a serial killer is to know what he feels, what he thinks, and when he'll strike...again. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Postmortem (released as Obit in the United Kingdom) is a 1998 film directed by Albert Pyun, starring Charlie Sheen, Ivana Miličević and Michael Halsey. It was filmed in Glasgow, Scotland.
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Plot
American criminal profiler and author James McGregor (Sheen), who is trying to escape his past by moving to Scotland where he receives a fax of a stranger's obituary. The next day he is arrested and charged with the stranger's murder, forcing him to collaborate with the local authorities if he wants to clear himself and stop a serial killer.
Production
The film was shot in Glasgow in 1997. At one point during production, Sheen demanded to visit Easterhouse, one of Glasgow's toughest areas at the time, to obtain drugs and asked for a gun in order to protect himself. It is suggested Sheen agreed to this film in an attempt to try more serious roles.
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