Deadly Companion

Deadly Companion
The VHS artwork for Deadly Companion
Directed by	George Bloomfield
Produced by	Jerome S. Simon David Main
Written by	Janis Allen Charles Dennis Thomas Hedley Jr. Ross Macdonald
Starring	John Candy Anthony Perkins Eugene Levy Michael Ironside Susan Clark Michael Sarrazin
Music by	Paul Hoffert
Distributed by	Quadrant Films
Release date	January 1980
Running time	96 min.
Country	Canada
Language	English

Deadly Companion (also known as Double Negative) is a 1980 Canadian mystery film based on the novel The Three Roads by Ross Macdonald.

Michael Taylor, played by Michael Sarrazin, is tormented by his sheer lack of memory concerning the night his wife was found brutally killed. Michael's girlfriend helps him attempt to make sense of it all. Anthony Perkins plays a blackmailer, John Candy has a supporting role as 'John'.

It is interesting to note that the cast of SCTV play numerous straight roles in the film because George Bloomfield SCTV's director brought them in. Unfortunately the film fell apart as the script was revised daily with one camp writing one version and other another etc. It was also one of Maury Chaykin's first movies.