Beeper (film)
Beeper is a 2002 American crime thriller film directed by Jack Sholder.[1]
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| Directed by | Jack Sholder |
| Starring | Ed Quinn Harvey Keitel |
| Cinematography | Ajayan Vincent |
| Music by | J. Peter Robinson |
Release date | October 10, 2002 (Austin Film Festival) |
Running time | 94 minutes |
| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
The thriller Beeper concerns a doctor working in India whose son is kidnapped. Left with nothing more but the title device as a way to communicate with the kidnappers, the man must make his way through the seedy underground in order to rescue his son. Among the people he must team up with are
A drug dealer called Zolo (Harvey Keitel) helps Dr. Richard Avery find his kidnapped son. The kidnappers contact him using only a beeper.
Cast
- Harvey Keitel as Zolo
- Joey Lauren Adams as Inspector Julia Hyde
- Ed Quinn as Dr. Richard Avery
- Gulshan Grover as Sr. Inspector Vijay Kumar
- Stefan Djordjevic as Sam Avery
- Vinay Varma as Tiger
Reception
Scott Weinberg of DVDTalk.com gave it 2.5 out of 5 and suggested "Should it pop up on cable one insomniatic evening and you can watch it without dropping any money, sure, give Beeper a spin and see if it works for you."[2]
References
- Perry Seibert (2014). "Beeper". Movies & TV Dept. The New York Times. Archived from the original on 2014-11-04.
- http://dvdtalk.com/reviews/read.php?ID=19606
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