Boulevard (1994 film)

Boulevard
Directed by	Penelope Buitenhuis
Produced by	Ilana Frank Peer J. Oppenheimer Ray Sager Peter R. Simpson
Written by	Andrea Wilde
Starring	Rae Dawn Chong Kari Wuhrer Lou Diamond Phillips Lance Henriksen Joel Bissonnette Judith Scott
Music by	Ian Thomas
Cinematography	David Frazee
Edited by	Bernadette Kelly
Running time	95 minutes
Country	Canada
Language	English

Boulevard is a 1994 Canadian crime thriller film starring Rae Dawn Chong, Kari Wuhrer and Lou Diamond Phillips.

Plot

The film is about a woman named Jennefer (played by Kari Wuhrer) who runs from her abusive husband, gives her baby up for adoption and ends up on the streets during a grim and cold winter in Toronto. She's taken in by a prostitute named Ola (played by Rae Dawn Chong). Ola sees her pimp Hassan (Lou Diamond Phillips) murder another prostitute but refuses to testify against him, knowing that Hassan has associates that will kill her. A police officer named McClaren (Lance Henriksen) attempts to interrogate her and she is deported. Jennefer then becomes a prostitute under Hassan and later confronts her husband who tracks her down with the intent on killing her.

Cast

• Rae Dawn Chong — Ola
• Kari Wuhrer — Jennefer
• Lou Diamond Phillips — Hassan
• Lance Henriksen — McClaren
• Joel Bissonnette — J–Rod
• Judith Scott — Sheila
• Amber Lea Weston — Debi
• Greg Campbell — Coco
• Keram Malicki–Sánchez — Sister
• Katie Griffin (as Katie Griffen) — Lorraine
• Marcia Bennett — Mrs. Braverly
• Michael Eric Kramer (as Michael Kramer) — Doctor
• Linlyn Lue — ICU Nurse
• James Loxley — Dr. Edwards
• Timm Zemanek — Ticket Clerk
• Renato Rizzuti — Large Man
• Jim Feather — Chester
• Jimmy Loftus — Paul
• Christopher Bickford — Punk
• Alex Bandiera — Thug
• Kathleen Kitts — Blonde Woman

Reception

Allmovie critic Sandra Brennan gave the film 1½ stars out of 5.^[1]

References

External links

• Boulevard at the Internet Movie Database
• Boulevard at Rotten Tomatoes
• Boulevard at AllMovie