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2008 action film starring Steven Seagal This article is about the 2008 action film starring Steven Seagal. For the science-fiction film directed by Tim Smit, see Kill Switch (2017 film).

Kill Switch
Directed byJeff F. King
Written bySteven Seagal
Produced byLindsay MacAdam
Kirk Shaw
Avi Lerner (executive)
Steven Seagal (executive)
StarringSteven Seagal
Holly Dignard
Chris Thomas King
Michael Filipowich
Isaac Hayes
CinematographyTom Harting
Edited byJamie Alain
Music byJohn Sereda
Production
companies		Nu Image
Insight Film Studios
CineTel Films
Steamroller Productions
Peace Arch Entertainment
Distributed byFirst Look International (US)
Nu Image (non-US)
Millennium Films (non-US)
Release date
  • October 7, 2008 (2008-10-07) (United States)
Running time96 minutes
CountriesCanada
United States
LanguagesEnglish
Russian
Budget$10,000,000

Kill Switch is a 2008 action film starring Steven Seagal and directed by Jeff F. King. Steven Seagal plays Detective Jacob King, a tough cop with a reputation for violent street-justice methods. King investigates murders in Memphis, Tennessee, perpetrated by a serial killer known as Lazerus. The film is also notable for featuring one of the last roles of Isaac Hayes.

Plot

Jacob King is a police officer in Memphis, Tennessee, whose brutal methods have gained him a legendary reputation among his colleagues. Seemingly indifferent to the fact his twin brother was murdered in front of him as a child, King investigates a series of brutal killings, most involving young, attractive women. The murderer, Lazerus, leaves cryptic, astrological clues at the crime scenes. At the same time, another murderer, Billy Joe Hill (Mark Collie), is killing women. King finds him and kicks him out a window (which is shown repeatedly), after which Hill seeks revenge by murdering Celine (Karyn Michelle Baltzer), whom he believes to be King's girlfriend.

King goes on a brutal rampage through the Memphis underworld with the assistance of his partner, Detective Storm Anderson (Chris Thomas King) and the coroner (Isaac Hayes). King meets FBI agent Frankie Miller (Holly Dignard) but dislikes her because she does not approve of his methods. Lazerus attempts to frame King for the murder of a blonde barmaid, and Miller believes the frame and begins to pursue King. Meanwhile, King locates Lazerus and fights him, using a ball-peen hammer to break every bone in his body. He then goes after Billy Joe Hill and kills him after finding Celine dead.

King then chooses to exit the scene, leaving Anderson a note explaining he is quitting because no one likes his style of justice.

The final scene shows King returning to what appears to be his Russian wife and family.

Cast

Theatrical release

The film later received theatrical distribution exclusively in the UAE in 2009.

References

  1. "United Arab Emirates [UAE] Box Office Top 10 Charts - TEN Movies". movies.theemiratesnetwork.com. Archived from the original on February 26, 2019. Retrieved December 13, 2017.

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