Paint It Black (1989 film)

Paint It Black
Directed byTim Hunter
Written byMichael Drexler
A.H. Zacharias
StarringRick Rossovich
Sally Kirkland
Doug Savant
Julie Carmen
Martin Landau
CinematographyMark Irwin
Edited byCurtiss Clayton
Music byJürgen Knieper
Production
company
Distributed byAvid Home Entertainment
Vestron Video
Release dates
  • May 1989 (1989-05) (Cannes Film Festival)
  • March 28, 1990 (1990-03-28) (video)
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Running time
104 minutes
CountryUnited States
LanguageEnglish

Paint It Black is a 1989 American thriller film directed by Tim Hunter and starring Rick Rossovich, Sally Kirkland, Doug Savant, Julie Carmen, and Martin Landau.[2] The film is about a struggling California artist who becomes a suspect after a serial killer murders his gallery-owner lover. It was released to Vestron Video and is one of the company's last titles before it folded.[1]

The film had a troubled production history, as the original director Roger Holzberg was replaced by Hunter following his work on the acclaimed River's Edge.[3] The script underwent so many changes that writers Timothy Harris and Herschel Weingrod chose to be credited in the finished film under the pseudonyms Michael Drexler and A.H. Zacharias.[3]

  1. ^ a b Hartl, John (March 18, 1990). "Vestron Film-Fest Entry, 'Paint It Black,' Goes Straight To Videotape". The Seattle Times. Retrieved September 2, 2024.
  2. ^ Brennan, Sandra. "Paint It Black (1989) - Tim Hunter - Synopsis, Characteristics, Moods, Themes and Related". AllMovie.
  3. ^ a b "Paint It Black". TV Guide. Retrieved September 2, 2024.