I'm Going to Get You, Elliott Boy

I'm Going to Get You, Elliott Boy
Directed byEd Forsyth
Screenplay byJoseph E. Duhamel
Ed Forsyth
Paul Fulford
Jerry Thomas
Produced byAvron M. Slutker
StarringRoss Stephanson
Maureen McGill
CinematographyPeter Reusch
Edited byEd Forsyth
Music byAllan Alper
Production
company
Cinepro
Release date
  • June 2, 1971 (1971-06-02)
Running time
75 minutes
CountryCanada
LanguageEnglish

I'm Going to Get You, Elliott Boy is a Canadian prison drama film, directed by Ed Forsyth and released in 1971.[1] The film stars Ross Stephanson as Elliott Markson, a young man who is sent to prison after being set up to rob a bank by his girlfriend Sherri (Maureen McGill), and is hardened by the experience until becoming a cold-blooded killer,[2] principally by the prevalence of prison rape and physical and mental abuse.[3]

  1. ^ Gerald Pratley, A Century of Canadian Cinema. Lynx Images, 2003. ISBN 1-894073-21-5. p. 104.
  2. ^ John Laycock, "Edmonton (of all places) produces prison potboiler". Windsor Star, June 18, 1971
  3. ^ Jamie Portman, "The Elliott Boy movie will shock many people". Calgary Herald, June 5, 1971.