2008 action film starring Steven Seagal
This article is about the 2008 action film starring Steven Seagal. For the science-fiction film directed by Tim Smit, see
Kill Switch (2017 film)
.
Kill Switch
is a 2008
action film
starring
Steven Seagal
and directed by
Jeff F. 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 Lazerus. The film is also notable for featuring one of the last roles of
Isaac Hayes
.
Plot
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Jacob King is a police officer in
Memphis
,
Tennessee
, whose brutal methods have gained him a legendary reputation among his colleagues. Seemingly indifferent to the fact his twin brother was murdered in front of him as a child, King investigates a series of brutal killings, most involving young, attractive women. The murderer, Lazerus, leaves
cryptic
,
astrological
clues at the crime scenes. At the same time, another murderer, Billy Joe Hill (
Mark Collie
), is killing women. King finds him and kicks him out a window (which is shown repeatedly), after which Hill seeks revenge by murdering Celine (Karyn Michelle Baltzer), whom he believes to be King's girlfriend.
King goes on a brutal rampage through the
Memphis
underworld with the assistance of his partner, Detective Storm Anderson (
Chris Thomas King
) and the coroner (
Isaac Hayes
). King meets
FBI
agent Frankie Miller (
Holly Dignard
) but dislikes her because she does not approve of his methods. Lazerus attempts to frame King for the murder of a blonde barmaid, and Miller believes the frame and begins to pursue King. Meanwhile, King locates Lazerus and fights him, using a
ball-peen hammer
to break every bone in his body. He then goes after Billy Joe Hill and kills him after finding Celine dead.
King then chooses to exit the scene, leaving Anderson a note explaining he is 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.
Cast
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Theatrical release
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The film later received theatrical distribution exclusively in the
UAE
in 2009.
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