Bone Daddy

Bone Daddy (also known as Palmer's Bones and L'affaire Palmer) is a 1998 Canadian-American crime thriller film directed by Mario Azzopardi and starring Rutger Hauer and Barbara Williams. The film has become a cult classic due to the graphic bone removal scenes. Premise Doctor Palmer, a former pathologist, wrote a fictional book based on his real cases. In the book, the madman gets caught, but in reality he is still uncaught. After the book is released, Palmer's editor is kidnapped. Palmer soon is sent a present containing a page of his book, and a bone from his editor. Together with the police, Palmer tries to find his editor, who might still be alive. In addition, his own son becomes one of the main suspects. Synopsis The film opens with Rocky Carlson (Bill Palmers sleazy agent) checking into a Chicago hotel and discussing on the phone the success of Palmer's novel Bone Daddy. The fictional novel is based on the real murders that took place in Chicago and the killer was never caught. Palmer being knowledgeable about the subject due to his position as chief medical examiner for the city. Someone bashes Carlson over the head. We next see a copy of Bone Daddy and the cover is being sliced angrily with a scalpel in an abandoned boathouse. We cut to Palmer at a book signing being pulled away by Phil Tarnower (PR agent) heading to his son's celebration party. They can't get a hold of Rocky so they head to the hotel to find the room empty and the phone off the hook. A housekeeper is in the room cleaning when she notices a bone on the bed. Embarrassed she quickly tosses it in the garbage explaining fried chicken is a popular room service order. Palmer takes a second look and discovers it is a human finger bone. We jump to Palmer at the police station wanting to investigate but is told he will be paired with officer Sharon Hewlitt (she looks displeased) and he is given strict instructions that he is just a consultant on the case. Hewlitt and Palmer share tense words about working together, Palmer has a reputation for being prickly and grouchy among the precinct. The two head to Peter's party celebrating him landing his father's former job of Chief Medical examiner. Hewlitt offends Palmer but insinuating nepotism. Palmer walks off and exchanges friendly banter with his ex-wife, Peter's mother, Kim as they watch him open various gifts around the guests.