Garage Sale Mystery: The Novel Murders

2016 1h 24m EN

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6.5

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★6.5TMDB · 46

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Synopsis

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When Jennifer makes a home delivery for a customer, she finds the recipient has been murdered. She soon realizes that the victim's cold-blooded demise is a re-enactment of a murder in a classic mystery novel.

“Some stories are better left unspoiled.”

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Cast

Lori Loughlin
Jennifer Shannon
Sarah Strange
Dani
Steve Bacic
Jason Shannon
Kevin O'Grady
Detective Lynwood
Peter Hanlon
Dr. Blake
Ken Tremblett
Terrance Duncan
Gerard Plunkett
Professor Myles Fowler
Alex Zahara
McNally

Credits

Behind the camera

Director: Norma Bailey
Writers: Walter Klenhard
Languages: English
Countries: Canada

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RUNTIME

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84 minutes exactly — the "classic feature" runtime most directors aim for.

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2 / 8

ERA

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Released 10 years ago.

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3 / 8

CINEMA

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Part of the "Garage Sale Mysteries Collection" — so the characters or world continue elsewhere.

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4 / 8

AWARDS

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Directed by Norma Bailey, shot by Adam Sliwinski. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.

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DIRECTOR

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Original score by Terry Frewer. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.

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6 / 8

DIRECTOR

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Editor Lara Mazur shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.

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7 / 8

CAST

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Lori Loughlin and Sarah Strange and Steve Bacic carry the top of the cast.

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8 / 8

WILD

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IMDB entry: tt5672502 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.

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Cinephile deep dive

The take

Norma Bailey directs. Adam Sliwinski behind the camera. Terry Frewer scores. Lara Mazur cuts. Runs lean at under 100 minutes. Produced in Canada. Dialogue in English.

Trivia

Things worth knowing

184 minutes exactly — the "classic feature" runtime most directors aim for.
2Released 10 years ago.
3Part of the "Garage Sale Mysteries Collection" — so the characters or world continue elsewhere.
4Directed by Norma Bailey, shot by Adam Sliwinski. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
5Original score by Terry Frewer. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.
6Editor Lara Mazur shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
7Lori Loughlin and Sarah Strange and Steve Bacic carry the top of the cast.
8IMDB entry: tt5672502 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
9Only 46 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.

The technical file

Cinematography: Adam Sliwinski
Original score: Terry Frewer
Editing: Lara Mazur
Production design: Jill Scott
Costume design: Valerie Halverson
Makeup / hair: Pam Anseeuw
VFX supervisor: Barry Liu
Sound: Jeff Jackman
Stunt coordinator: Brett Armstrong
Runtime: 84 min · 1h 24m
Aspect ratio (typical): 1.37:1 (Academy)
Status: Released
Original language: EN
IMDB: Garage Sale Mystery: The Novel Murders (2016)

Part of

Garage Sale Mysteries Collection

A series of TV Movies centered around the character of Jennifer Shannon. Jennifer Shannon has a gift for finding rare treasures hidden in garage sales that she can resell at her consignment store, Rags to Riches. But her keen eye for finding valuables also gets her involved in the criminal investigations that happen at the very second-hand sales she frequents.