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The Case of the Hillside Stranglers

The Case of the Hillside Stranglers

1989TV Movie⏱️ 2h 0mNot Rated
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⭐ 6
IMDB Rating
844 votes

The true chilling story of the "two of a kind", killin' cousins Angelo Buono and Kenneth Bianchi, better known as the Hillside Stranglers, is told in this TV drama. The movie concentrates on the killers story, as well as on the li...

Director
Steve Gethers
Writers
Darcy O'Brien, Steve Gethers
Stars
Richard Crenna, Dennis Farina, Billy Zane
Release Date
April 2, 1989
Language
English, Hungarian
Country
United States
πŸ’¬ 13
Reviews
πŸ“‹ 1.1K
Watchlists
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🎭 Top Cast

Richard Crenna
Richard Crenna
as Sgt. Bob Grogan
Dennis Farina
Dennis Farina
as Angelo Buono
Billy Zane
Billy Zane
as Kenneth Bianchi
Tony Plana
Tony Plana
as Mike Hernandez
James Tolkan
James Tolkan
as Lt. Ed Henderson
Karen Austin
Karen Austin
as J.D. Jackson
Matthew Faison
Matthew Faison
as Judge George
Robert Harper
Robert Harper
as Los Angeles Deputy D.A. Richard Carson
Mary Jackson
Mary Jackson
as Miss Atkins
πŸ‘€
Rosanna Huffman
as Woman at Bus Stop

🎬 Technical Specs

Aspect Ratio
1.33 : 1
Sound
Mono
Color
Color
Filming Location
Parker Center - 150 North Los Angeles Street, Downtown, Los Angeles, California, USA
Production
Fries Entertainment, Kenwood Productions

🏷️ Keywords

stranglertwo killershomicidemurderlie

🎯 Categories

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⭐ Featured Review

Very entertaining true crime TV movie from the 80's
by meathookcinema β€’ 2021-10-23
7/10

"A pretty faithful account of The Hillside Stranglers starring Dennis Farina as Angelo Buono and Billy Zane as Kenneth Bianchi. Richard Crenna is cop Bob Grogan who is hunting them. This made for TV movie is based on the book Two of a Kind: The Hillside Stranglers By Darcy O'Brien. I love TV movies based on true crime cases especially those made in the 80's ever after I saw The Deliberate Stranger starring Mark Harmon as Ted Bundy. This movie has chilling reverberations to the recent Sarah Everard case as it depicts the killers using a police badge to get their potential female vict..."

πŸ’‘ Did You Know?

Dennis Farina who plays serial killer Angelo Buono was actually a Chicago Police Officer for 18 years in real life

πŸ“– Synopsis

The true chilling story of the "two of a kind", killin' cousins Angelo Buono and Kenneth Bianchi, better known as the Hillside Stranglers, is told in this TV drama. The movie concentrates on the killers story, as well as on the li...