''The Perfect Assistant'' is a 2008 made-for-television

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starring

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and Chris Potter .

Plot

The movie begins with the hiring of Rachel Partson (

) as an administrative assistant at Wescott Public Relations. She is a nice girl, but starts to obsess over her boss David Wescott ( Chris Potter). She finds out he has a wife who is dying and a daughter. His wife soon dies, due to an injection Rachel gives her. Then Rachel gives a stomach bug to David's business partner, Judith (

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), allowing her to go to New York with David. Rachel asks her cousin Nora, to watch her house while she is in New York. Nora's computer crashes so she uses Rachel's, who returns from New York and is angry to discover this. Nora confronts her, but Rachel kills her by pushing her down the stairs. Judith and co-worker Wally tell their suspicions of Rachel to David, who later fires her. Rachel thinks he only fired her so he can date her without being an employee. She shows up at David's house, who tells her he doesn't love her. When he throws a dinner party for the employees who secured a deal with a major company. Rachel shows up, threatens David with a gun and takes everyone hostage. Rachel unloads her anger onto them and shoots Judith. The police arrive and arrest Rachel. The film ends with Rachel writing a letter to David that says she looks forward to seeing him. She is shown to be in jail.

Production

The movie was filmed almost entirely in

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. Locations include

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, Casino Lac Leamy (in Gatineau),

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neighborhood, and the

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. The Arboretum park adjacent to the Rideau Canal was used as

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. Some exterior shots were taken in

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Distribution

The Film was produced by the

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in the

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, with

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, and

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. International release of the film in:

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(as ''Amore senza pietà''),

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(as ''Une assistante presque parfaite''), the

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(as ''La asistente perfecta''),

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, the

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, and Australia.

Cast

as Rachel Partson * Chris Potter as David Wescott *

as Judith Manion * Veronique-Natale Szalankiewicz as Isabelle Wescott * Jason Harper as Wally * Deborah Pollitt as Nora * Sophie Gendron as Mary-Beth * Samantha Kaine as Lara Steeves * Ian M. Watson as Grady Bransen * Paul Hopkins as John Price * Jennifer Marcil as Carol Wescott * Caitie Campo as Young Rachel

References

External links

* {{DEFAULTSORT:Perfect Assistant 2008 television films 2008 films 2008 thriller films American thriller television films Canadian thriller television films English-language Canadian films Films shot in Ottawa Films directed by Douglas Jackson 2000s American films 2000s Canadian films