Ratchet (1996)

09/12/1996 (US) • 1h 54m

Thriller

Overview

Having missed several deadlines, and with the studio's attorneys hassling him, screenwriter Elliot Callahan (Tom Gilroy) takes the advice of his agent and rents a beachside house on the island Nantucket to find the peace and quiet he needs to get the creative juices flowing. There he meets the seriously intense Henry Carver (Matthew Dixon), who's written a screenplay he wants Callahan to read. Before long, Callahan suspects that Henry might be a serial killer writing about himself and that his screenplay is worth plagiarizing.

Top Billed Cast

Tom Gilroy

Elliot Callahan

Margaret Welsh

Catherine Ripley

Nurit Koppel

Julia Webb

Matthew Dixon

Henry Carver

Neal Jones

Sam Leary

Robert Whaley

Ed (Deputy)

John MacKay

Chief Groves

David E. Dossey

Man on Plane


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Status

Released

Original Language

English

Budget

-

Revenue

-

Keywords

island

beach

screenwriter

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