| Kill Switch | |
|---|---|
| Directed by | Jeff King |
| Produced by | Lindsay MacAdam Kirk Shaw |
| Starring | Steven Seagal Holly Dignard Chris Thomas King Michael Filipowich Isaac Hayes |
| Music by | John Sereda |
| Cinematography | Tom Harting |
| Editing by | Jamie Alain |
| Release date(s) | October 7, 2008 (United States) |
| Running time | 92 minutes |
| Language | English |
| Budget | $10,000,000 |
Kill Switch is a direct-to-video 2008 film that was later released for theatrical distribution starring Steven Seagal and directed by Jeff King. Steven Seagal plays Detective Jacob King, a tough cop with a reputation for violent street-justice methods. King investigates murders in Memphis, Tennessee, perpetrated by a serial killer known as Lazereus. Among Seagal fans, this film is especially known for a scene in when Billy Joel Hill is thrown out of a window and shown multiple times.
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Steven Seagal stars as tough guy cop, Jacob King, whose brutal methods of justice have gained him a legendary reputation amongst his colleagues. Seemingly indifferent to the fact that his twin brother was murdered in front of him as a child (a theme which recurs throughout the film but is never really explained), Seagal is investigating a series of brutal murders (most of which happen to young, attractive women). Lazereus, played by Michael Flippowich, leaves cryptic clues at the murder scenes, using his unexplained knowledge of astronomy. As a side plot, another murderer called Billy Joe Hill (Mark Collie) is also murdering women. After King kicked him out of a window, Hill sets out for revenge by murdering Celine (Karyn Michelle Baltzer) - a woman who appears to be King's girlfriend. King goes on a brutal rampage of justice through the Memphis underworld with the assistance of his partner, Detective Storm Anderson (Chris Thomas King) and the coroner (Isaac Hayes). King also has an immediate dislike for FBI agent Frankie Miller (Holly Dignard), because she doesn't approve of his brutal methods. Lazereus frames King for the murder of a blonde barmaid, and Miller thinks that King is the murderer and goes after him. Meanwhile, King has tracked down Lazereus, fights him and uses a ball hammer to break every bone in Lazereus's body. He then goes after Billy Joe Hill, kills him after finding Celine dead, then runs away, leaving Anderson a note that explains how he's quitting because no one likes his style of justice. The final scene shows King returning to what appears to be his Russian wife and family.
The film later received theatrical distribution in the UAE in 2009.[1]