A Killing in a Small Town (1990)

May 22, 1990 (US) • Drama, TV Movie, Crime • 100m

Overview

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

Director

Stephen Gyllenhaal

Writer

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Top Billed

Barbara Hershey

Keywords

texas self-defense based on true story true crime extramarital affair bludgeoning axe murder courtroom drama

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Top Billed Cast

Barbara Hershey

Candy Morrison

Brian Dennehy

Ed Reivers

John Terry

Stan Blankenship

Richard Gilliland

Dale Morrison

Lee Garlington

Peggy Blankenship

Hal Holbrook

Dr. Beardsley

Matthew Posey

Norman Billings

James Monroe Black

Dr. Giles

Dennis Letts

Chief McAlester

Marco Perella

Rick Slocum

Norman Bennett

Jim Ramsey

Jerry Haynes

Judge Scott

Rodger Boyce

Rex Staples

Daphne Eckler

Dede Alexander

Jan DeWitt

Connie Keating

Charles Carroll

Bob Shelton

Blue Deckert

Andy Blassingame

Spencer Prokop

Kevin Sanders

Jacob Parker

Sean Morrison

Lisa Renee Wilson

Sara Morrison

Haley Miller

Meg Blakenship

Louanne Stephens

Claire Meriwether

Karis Paige Bryant

Little Candy

Willie Minor

Baliff

Aaron Chadwick

Deputy

Wendye Clarendon

Little Candy's Mom

Peyton E. Park

Jury Foreman

John Hussey

Al Stevens

Jack Gould

Parishioner #1

Gary Ragland

Reporter #1

Vennessa Tate

Reporter #2

Crew

Stephen Gyllenhaal

Director

Burton Weinstein

Supervising Sound Editor

Janet Lucas Lawler

Costume Design

Jimi White

Makeup Artist

Jack Marty

Art Direction

Mary Rose

Costume Designer

Rob Edleson

Set Decoration

Andrew Richter

Associate Producer

Bruce J. Sallan

Executive Producer

Courtney Pledger

Producer

Judith A. Polone

Executive Producer

Richard Gibbs

Original Music Composer

Cynthia Cidre

Co-Producer

Robert Elswit

Director of Photography

Shari Hamrick

Associate Producer

Dan Witt

Producer

Harvey Rosenstock

Editor

Cynthia Cidre

Teleplay

John Bloom

Book

James Atkinson

Book

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A Killing in a Small Town (1990)

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