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| Project: Kill | |
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| Directed by | William Girdler |
| Written by | David Sheldon Galen Thompson |
| Produced by | Frank Johnson David Sheldon Fred C. Soriano Jr. Herman Weist |
| Starring | Leslie Nielsen Gary Lockwood Nancy Kwan Vic Silayan Vic Díaz |
| Cinematography | Frank E. Johnson |
| Edited by | Terence Anderson Chuck McClelland |
| Music by | Robert O. Ragland Sid Wayne |
| Distributed by | Troma Entertainment |
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Running time | 90 min. |
| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
Project: Kill is a 1976 Americanaction film directed byWilliam Girdler starringLeslie Nielsen[1] before he began doing comedies. It is distributed byTroma Entertainment andDigiview Productions and was filmed in thePhilippines in 1975.
Nielsen plays John Trevor, who for six years has been training and leading a team of highly trainedspecial forces men (Code Name:Project: Kill) whose performance is enhanced by drugs. Over time Trevor realises that his men, who work independently, are being used as assassins rather than to protect government installations and individuals.
Trevor relates his worries to hissecond-in-command Frank Lassiter (Gary Lockwood), then decides to escape from his secret government base to the Philippines where two of his former comrades in arms reside. However, withdrawal from the mind-control drugs turn Trevor violent and dangerous, and now Lassiter must find him before he can do any real damage. Filipino criminal boss Alok Lee (Vic Díaz) learns of Trevor's arrival and has been paid to capture him and sell him to a foreign power so they may discover and duplicate the drugs and training given to Trevor's force.
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The movie features one live song entitled:The Lonely World. The song was written bySid Wayne.
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The movie was released on DVD in 2004.