Black River (2001)

Written by Dean R. Koontz, Daniel Taplitz

Directed by Jeff Bleckner

Running Time: 120 minutes (approx)

Production Year: 2001

Rating: PG Certificate

Production Country: USA

Filmed in Colour

Made for TV

Science-fiction writer Bo Aikens, bored with his vacuous life in LA, heads for the small, idyllic town of Black River, where everyone's happy, except for one noisy redneck - and even he's soon rendered docile. At first, Aikens is happy - he finds a beautiful house, a great job and love with the gorgeous Laura. But stifled by the town's perfection, he tries to leave, only for mysterious circumstances to prevent his departure and suddenly a town full of happy people becomes a place of sinister danger... Jeff Bleckner's dark movie, based on Dean Koontz's story, has been compared favourably to The Stepford Wives and The Prisoner and the ending is satisfyingly smart and unexpected.

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Cast

	Jay Mohr		Bo Aikens
	David Ogden-Stiers
	Ron Canada
	Stephen Tobolowsky		Mayor
	Fulvio Cecere		Cop
	Ann Cusack		Mandy
	Lisa Edelstein		Laura
	Paul Batten		Peter Duncan
	Susan Bain		Frannie Fineman
	Diana Stevan		Mayor's Secretary
	Patricia Drake		Nancy Larshak