Garage Sale Mystery: Murder By Text

2017 1h 23m EN

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★5.8TMDB · 53

TV MovieMysteryDrama

Synopsis

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Famous country singer John Dalton's concert rehearsal is stalled when the entire crew receives a suicide note from Lita, the band’s bassist. After discovering that a Taser was used to immobilize her before her death, Jenn is skeptical that Lita’s death was actually suicide.

“Some stories are better left unspoiled.”

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Cast

Lori Loughlin
Jennifer Shannon
Sarah Strange
Dani
Steve Bacic
Jason Shannon
Eva Bourne
Hannah Shannon
Kevin O'Grady
Detective Lynwood
Connor Stanhope
Logan Shannon
Jay Brazeau
Tramell
Gabrielle Miller
Beth Anne

Credits

Behind the camera

Director: Neill Fearnley
Writers: Walter Klenhard
Languages: English
Countries: Canada, United States of America

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RUNTIME

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

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ERA

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Released 9 years ago.

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WORLD

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International production across 2 countries: Canada, United States of America.

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CINEMA

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

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DIRECTOR

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Directed by Neill Fearnley, shot by Randal Platt. 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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DIRECTOR

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

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8 / 8

CAST

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

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Cinephile deep dive

The take

Neill Fearnley directs. Randal Platt behind the camera. Terry Frewer scores. Nicole Ratcliffe cuts. Runs lean at under 100 minutes. Produced in Canada, United States of America. Dialogue in English.

Trivia

Things worth knowing

183 minutes exactly — the "classic feature" runtime most directors aim for.
2Released 9 years ago.
3International production across 2 countries: Canada, United States of America.
4Part of the "Garage Sale Mysteries Collection" — so the characters or world continue elsewhere.
5Directed by Neill Fearnley, shot by Randal Platt. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
6Original score by Terry Frewer. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.
7Editor Nicole Ratcliffe shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
8Lori Loughlin and Sarah Strange and Steve Bacic carry the top of the cast.
9IMDB entry: tt7235014 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
10Only 53 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.

The technical file

Cinematography: Randal Platt
Original score: Terry Frewer
Editing: Nicole Ratcliffe
Production design: Jill Scott
Costume design: Jaralin Detienne
Makeup / hair: Jennifer Kaminski
VFX supervisor: Barry Liu
Sound: Miguel Nunes
Stunt coordinator: Brett Armstrong
Runtime: 83 min · 1h 23m
Status: Released
Original language: EN
IMDB: Garage Sale Mystery: Murder By Text (2017)

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.