A pretentiously titled police caper, ROOTS OF EVIL is a routine blood-and-sex story of little consequence save for a key plot device.
A serial killer is on the loose, going after prostitutes a la Jack the Ripper. Detective Jake Osbourne (Alex Cord) and his partner and lover, Sergeant Brenda Murphy (Jillian Kesner), take on the case with the help of their contacts in the Los Angeles underworld. Matters get complicated with the
murder of powerful drug lord Tony Fontana in his mansion, which they are also assigned to investigate. All clues point to sleazy pimp Johnny Malone (Randall Brady) as Fontana's killer, since he was seen leaving the mansion after the ...
Released:
1992
Rated:
R
Length:
95 mins