Winter Kills Page #3

Synopsis: 19 years after President Timothy Keegan was assassinated, his brother Nick discovers a dying man claiming to have been the gunman. While trying to avoid his wealthy and domineering father's attempts to control his actions, Nick follows the clues that have been handed to him. As he progresses, it becomes increasingly difficult to discern the real trails from the dead ends, and increasing dangerous as unknown parties try to stop Nick from uncovering the truth.
Genre: Comedy, Drama, Mystery
Director(s): William Richert
Production: AVCO Embassy Pictures
 
IMDB:
6.3
Rotten Tomatoes:
87%
R
Year:
1979
97 min
229 Views


She'll be all right.

Keith will take her to the vet

tomorrow. They'll know what to do.

She's never been

like this before.

It frightens me.

You frighten mommy.

I'll speak to Keith

before I leave.

He'll take care of it

for you.

You look real handsome.

Thank you, mom.

Listen, I got a great idea. Let's

have an Easter egg hunt on the lawn.

We'll get all dressed up. Everybody

will come. We'll make it black-Tie.

Wouldn't that be wonderful to have a formal

Easter egg hunt on the lawn with our friends?

You can stay for that.

It's winter.

The middle of winter, mom.

But isn't it

a lovely idea?

Yes, mom, it is.

C- Cocoa's sick.

You didn't tell me

nick was here.

- I didn't know he was coming, Emma.

- You're always mad...

just because nick doesn't

wanna be president like Tim did.

He's different,

that's all.

He's my son

and he's-

He's sensitive.

Different wives

have different sons.

Yes, Emma.

Come on, honey.

Let's go up to our room.

I'm flying dr. Marshall

in from Washington.

He's got some new cure thinks maybe

will help her. Some kind of vitamins.

- I hope it works.

- It won't.

You abandoned my ship.

Pa-

I got 60 million bucks floating there and

you take off like she's Friday night's hooker.

- If you'll let me, Ill tell you why.

- Make it snappy.

I got people outside. What the

hell were you doing in Philly?

- I called you. You don't take my calls.

- Didn't Cerruti tell you?

Cerruti? I gotta hear from Cerruti?

What's he gotta do with this?

It concerns Tim, pa.

Tim?

What about Tim?

I was on the Teekay when a man named

fletcher confessed on his deathbed...

that he'd been

one of the two riflemen.

- Bullshit.

- He told us where he'd hidden the rifle.

And this morning I found it with miles garner

and captain Heller of the Philadelphia police.

Where is

this historic weapon?

- I dont know.

- You don't know?

Everybody was killed

as we were leaving the building.

I was trying to reach you when the car was

driven away with their bodies and the rifle.

And this is the tale

you come home with?

Keifitz heard the confession on

the ship. An orderly wrote it down.

Wrote it down?

Pa?

You all right, pa?

Just wanted

to say good night.

Oh, would you please have a

veterinarian check out mother's dog?

Something's wrong

with its leg.

I'll have it attended to.

Don't turn out

the light, please.

All right. Good night. Good night.

Hope I don't

sound too depressed,

But so much has been

happening in the past few days.

I got a lot to tell you.

Most of all,

I wanna tell you that the more I hear

your voice, the more I feel I do love you.

Maybe Ill come to New York and

make an honest woman out of you, huh?

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Richard Condon

Richard Thomas Condon (March 18, 1915 in New York City – April 9, 1996 in Dallas, Texas) was a prolific and popular American political novelist. Though his works were satire, they were generally transformed into thrillers or semi-thrillers in other mediums, such as cinema. All 26 books were written in distinctive Condon style, which combined fast-pace, outrage, and frequent humor while focusing almost obsessively at monetary greed and political corruption. Condon himself once said: "Every book I've ever written has been about abuse of power. I feel very strongly about that. I'd like people to know how deeply their politicians wrong them." Condon's books were occasionally bestsellers, and many of his books were made into films; he is primarily remembered for his 1959 The Manchurian Candidate and, many years later, a series of four novels about a family of New York gangsters named Prizzi. Condon's writing was known for its complex plotting, fascination with trivia, and loathing for those in power; at least two of his books featured thinly disguised versions of Richard Nixon. His characters tend to be driven by obsession, usually sexual or political, and family loyalty. His plots often have elements of classical tragedy, with protagonists whose pride leads them to destroy what they love. Some of his books, most notably Mile High (1969), are perhaps best described as secret history. And Then We Moved to Rossenarra is a humorous autobiographical recounting of various places in the world where he had lived and his family's 1970s move to Rossenarra, Co. Kilkenny, Ireland. more…

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