A police detective uncovers a sinister occult explanation behind the mysterious death of a heroin-addicted prostitute.A police detective uncovers a sinister occult explanation behind the mysterious death of a heroin-addicted prostitute.A police detective uncovers a sinister occult explanation behind the mysterious death of a heroin-addicted prostitute.
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- TriviaKaren Black used a body double for all the nude shots of her filmed from behind.
- Alternate versionsSPOILER: The international DVD release by Telefilm is missing a scene (probably lost by a damaged print of the movie), when Christopher Plummer's character (Henderson) goes back to the apartment and finds a reel-to-reel tape with a Gregorian chant on it. It plays out and he accidentally drops it just before he hides when he hears footsteps. This is a fairly crucial scene in this movie.
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Interesting, but flawed
Like Larry Cohen's bizarre (and wonderful) GOD TOLD ME TO (1975), THE PYX is an interesting mixture of horror and detective thriller. After a hooker (Karen Black) supposedly commits suicide by jumping from a high-rise building to her death, cop Christopher Plummer investigates and uncovers a strange religious cult led by Jean-Louis Roux. These scenes are intercut with events from the previous 24 hours, in which Black is encouraged by her sinister madame (Yvette Brind'Amour) to join the cult. Unfortunately, despite Black excellent performance, most of these scenes are plodding and dull, due to the fact that we know Black's fate. Also, these scenes are often inserted during the more interesting investigation scenes with Plummer, who also gives a fine performance. Still, there's enough unusual about THE PYX to make it worth watching. The Montreal setting with its mixture of English and French dialogue gives the film a disquieting atmosphere, and the cop scenes have an almost documentary feel about them. The badly panned-and-scanned US video release destroys Rene Verzier's camera work (as well as make one or two moments quite confusing).
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- Jul 13, 1999
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- Saint Lawrence River(Multiple scenes driving across by bridge to suburbs and mainland Canada)
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- CA$1,000,000 (estimated)
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