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A Killing in a Small Town

A Killing in a Small Town

1990TV Movie⏱️ 1h 40mR
Drama
⭐ 6.7
IMDB Rating
826 votes

The gory ax-murder of one mousy, suburban Texas housewife by another is nearly as shocking as the excuse offered by the bespectacled defendant's attorney: self-defense. Could it be so?

Director
Stephen Gyllenhaal
Writers
John Bloom, James Atkinson, Cynthia Cidre
Stars
Barbara Hershey, Brian Dennehy, John Terry
Release Date
May 22, 1990
Language
English
Country
United States
πŸ† 5
Wins
🎯 6
Nominations
πŸ’¬ 20
Reviews
πŸ“‹ 2.5K
Watchlists
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🎭 Top Cast

Barbara Hershey
Barbara Hershey
as Candy Morrison
Brian Dennehy
Brian Dennehy
as Ed Reivers
John Terry
John Terry
as Stan Blankenship
Richard Gilliland
Richard Gilliland
as Dale Morrison
Lee Garlington
Lee Garlington
as Peggy Blankenship
Hal Holbrook
Hal Holbrook
as Dr. Beardsley
Matthew Posey
Matthew Posey
as Norman Billings
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James Monroe Black
as Dr. Giles
Dennis Letts
Dennis Letts
as Chief McAlester
Marco Perella
Marco Perella
as Rick Slocum

🎬 Technical Specs

Aspect Ratio
1.33 : 1
Color
Color
Filming Location
McKinney, Texas, USA
Production
Hearst Entertainment Productions, IndieProd Company Productions, King Phoenix Entertainment

🏷️ Keywords

texasmurderself defensehypnosistrue crime

🎯 Categories

Drama

⭐ Featured Review

A great performance by Barbara Hershey
by zapnorm-1 β€’ 2002-08-24
9/10

"I saw this movie since it's release in 1990, I've been amazed by the incredible performance by Miss Hershey, Brian Dennehy is very good too, I think Barbara Hershey is a very underrated actress, I just rented the Entity another of her mind-blowing performances, Killing in a small town, a small budget film but with great acting, I'm going to have to buy the video, 'cause I haven't seen it in video clubs. Thanks for your time..."

πŸ’‘ Did You Know?

Based on the true-crime book "Evidence of Love," by John Bloom, better known by his alter ego of Drive-In movie critic Joe Bob Briggs.

πŸ“– Synopsis

The gory ax-murder of one mousy, suburban Texas housewife by another is nearly as shocking as the excuse offered by the bespectacled defendant's attorney: self-defense. Could it be so?