Coming Out Alive

1980 Canadian film directed by Don McBrearty

Coming Out Alive

Genre	Action Crime Drama
Written by	John Kent Harrison
Directed by	Don McBrearty
Starring	Helen Shaver Scott Hylands Michael Ironside
Theme music composer	Glenn Morley
Country of origin	Canada
Original language	English
Production
Executive producer	Stanley Colbert
Producer	Lawrence S. Mirkin
Cinematography	Nikos Evdemon
Running time	73 minutes
Production company	Canadian Broadcasting Corporation
Original release
Release	September 27, 1980 (1980-09-27)

Coming Out Alive is a 1980 Canadian television thriller film starring Helen Shaver, Scott Hylands, and Michael Ironside while being directed by Don McBrearty.^[1]^[2]^[3]^[4]

Plot

After mother Isobel's disabled son Nicky is kidnapped by her estranged husband, she hires a hitman to reclaim him.

Cast

Helen Shaver as Isobel
Scott Hylands as Jocko
Michael Ironside as Gateway
Christopher Crabb as Nicky
Doug McGrath as Kirkwood
Anne Ditchburn as Jane
Monica Parker as Mrs. Tamblyn
Winston Rekert as Cab Driver
Amelia Hall as Sylvia
John Rutter as Kennedy
Patrick Brymer as Snyder
Raymond Bélisle as Marcel
John Bayliss as Fred
Patrick Sinclair as Marvin
Barbara Gordon as Helen
Ken Anderson as Elwood

Release

The film was released to video in the US by Trans World Entertainment in 1984.

References

^ "Coming Out Alive(1980)". imdb.com. Retrieved 3 January 2014.
^ "Coming Out Alive (1984)". Retrieved 3 January 2014.
^ "Coming Out Alive (1984)". blockbuster.com. Retrieved 3 January 2014.
^ John Bush (2014). "Coming-Out-Alive (1984)". Movies & TV Dept. The New York Times. Baseline & All Movie Guide. Archived from the original on 18 January 2014. Retrieved 3 January 2014.