Journey into Darkness: The Bruce Curtis Story

19911 h 35 min 45 secFilm: Fiction

Direction: Graeme Campbell

Production: Seaton McLeanBarry CowlingPeter SussmanDaphne Ballon

Script: Keith Leckie

Co-produced by Atlantis Films Limited and Citadel Communications Limited in association with the CBC and the financial assistance of Telefilm Canada, the Ontario Film Development Corporation, the Nova Scotia Film Development Corporation, the NFB, the Rogers Telefund and Mr. Nick Spiropoulos.

This compelling drama is based on the true events surrounding the brutal deaths of a New Jersey couple and the subsequent trial of their son Scott Franz and his eighteen-year-old friend, Nova Scotia native Bruce Curtis. In the hands of the authorities, Bruce becomes entangled in a complex web of legal incompetence, political ambition, and damaging media coverage. To make matters worse, Scott pleads guilty and agrees to testify against Bruce. The story is shocking on every level: from the horrible murders, to a friend's betrayal, from the flawed trial to the extraordinary way an ordinary life can spin desperately out of control.

Subject categories


  • Law and Crime > AdolescentsMurder
  • Social Issues > AdolescentsCrime and DelinquencyViolence
  • Children and Youth > Family LifePeer Relationships
  • Families > Juvenile Delinquency

Credits


director
Graeme Campbell
producer
Seaton McLean
Barry Cowling
executive producer
Peter Sussman
associate producer
Daphne Ballon
script
Keith Leckie
photography
Glen MacPherson
editing
Ralph Brunjes
re-recording
Tim Archer
Rick Ellis
music
Louis Natale
cast
Simon Reynolds
Jaimz Woolvett
John Kapelos
Bruce Boa
Dawn Greenhalgh
Kenneth Welsh
Clare Coulter
Richard Donat
Nicola Lipman
Raquel Duffy