Split Second (1992 film)

Split Second
Video release poster
Directed by
Written byGary Scott Thompson
Produced byLaura Gregory
Starring
CinematographyClive Tickner
Edited byDan Rae
Music by
Production
companies
  • Muse Productions
  • Challenge Films
Distributed byInterStar (US)
Release date
  • 1 May 1992 (1992-05-01)
Running time
90 minutes
Countries
  • United Kingdom
  • United States
LanguageEnglish
Budget$7 million
Box office$5.4 million

Split Second is a 1992 science fiction action horror film directed by Tony Maylam and Ian Sharp, and written by Gary Scott Thompson. A co-production between the United States and the United Kingdom, the film stars Rutger Hauer as a burnt-out police detective obsessively hunting down the mysterious serial killer who killed his partner several years prior. The film also features Kim Cattrall, Alastair Neil Duncan, Pete Postlethwaite, Ian Dury, and Alun Armstrong. The film was released theatrically on 1 May 1992, receiving negative reviews from critics and grossing $5.4 million on a budget of $7 million.