The Todd Killings

1971Movie⏱️ 1h 33mR

CrimeDramaThriller

⭐ 6

IMDB Rating

465 votes

An overgrown adolescent lives off his mother and leads small-town California teens astray.

Director

Barry Shear

Writers

Dennis Murphy, Joel Oliansky, Mann Rubin

Stars

Robert F. Lyons, Richard Thomas, Belinda Montgomery

Language

English

Country

United States

💬 17

Reviews

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🎭 Top Cast

Robert F. Lyons

as Skipper

Richard Thomas

as Billy Roy

Belinda Montgomery

as Roberta

Sherry E. DeBoer

as Amata

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Joyce Ames

as Haddie

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Holly Near

as Norma

James Broderick

as Sam Goodman

Gloria Grahame

as Mrs. Roy

Fay Spain

as Mrs. Mack

Edward Asner

as Fred Reardon

🎬 Technical Specs

Aspect Ratio

2.35 : 1

Filming Location

Samuel Goldwyn Studios - 7200 Santa Monica Boulevard, West Hollywood, California, USA

Production

National General Pictures

🏷️ Keywords

male frontal nuditymale nudityrepressed homosexualhomosexualbased on true story

🎯 Categories

True CrimeCrimeDramaThriller

⭐ Featured Review

A early Clockwork Orange/ River's Edge !!

by PeteStud • 2006-03-06

9/10

"If you are a fan of the film look of RACE WITH THE DEVIL check out this fantastic obscurity that has sadly been forgotten also. I wont give too much away but this was based upon a true story of a young hood who influences his peers and is totally nihilistic and misanthropic. Fans of THE RIVERS EDGE should not pass up the chance to see this equally controversial and powerful film. Sure the budget limitations show but the film still evokes a gut punch. Quite sleazy and creepy this was directed by Barry Shear who also directed the fantastic ACROSS 110TH STREET. Seek out this great "bleaker&q..."

💡 Did You Know?

Inspired by real-life 1965 murders orchestrated by Charles Howard Schmid, Jr. (1942-1975), the so-called "Pied Piper of Tucson," a charismatic young Southern Arizona homicidal maniac whose crimes (involving teen followers and victims) roughly paralleled those later perpetrated by teen guru/killer Charles Manson. Schmid was convicted of two counts of first degree murder and one count of second degree murder. On 20 March 1975 he was stabbed 47 times by two fellow inmates at the Arizona State Prison and died of his injuries on 30 March 1975.