A Killing in a Small Town
1990 | 100m | English
Popularity: 0.3 (history)
| Director: | Stephen Gyllenhaal |
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| Writer: | John Bloom, James Atkinson |
| Staring: |
| 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. | |
| Release Date: | May 22, 1990 |
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| Director: | Stephen Gyllenhaal |
| Writer: | John Bloom, James Atkinson |
| Genres: | Crime, TV Movie, Drama |
| Keywords | texas, self-defense, based on true story, true crime, extramarital affair, bludgeoning, axe murder, courtroom drama |
| Production Companies | IndieProd Company Productions, King Phoenix Entertainment, Hearst Entertainment Productions |
| Box Office |
Revenue: $0
Budget: $0 |
| Updates |
Updated: Jan 31, 2026 Entered: Apr 27, 2024 |
| Name | Character |
|---|---|
| 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 |
| Name | Job |
|---|---|
| Stephen Gyllenhaal | Director |
| Cynthia Cidre | Teleplay |
| John Bloom | Book |
| Richard Gibbs | Original Music Composer |
| Harvey Rosenstock | Editor |
| Rob Edleson | Set Decoration |
| Jack Marty | Art Direction |
| Jimi White | Makeup Artist |
| Janet Lucas Lawler | Costume Design |
| Burton Weinstein | Supervising Sound Editor |
| Mary Rose | Costume Designer |
| James Atkinson | Book |
| Robert Elswit | Director of Photography |
| Name | Title |
|---|---|
| Courtney Pledger | Producer |
| Andrew Richter | Associate Producer |
| Dan Witt | Producer |
| Shari Hamrick | Associate Producer |
| Judith A. Polone | Executive Producer |
| Bruce J. Sallan | Executive Producer |
| Cynthia Cidre | Co-Producer |
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| 2025 | 12 | 2 | 6 | 0 |
| 2026 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2026 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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