The Honeymoon Killers
Love is a bitch ... called Martha.
1970 | 108m | English
Popularity: 3 (history)
| Director: | Leonard Kastle |
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| Writer: | Leonard Kastle |
| Staring: |
| Martha Beck, an obese nurse who is desperately lonely, joins a "correspondence club" and finds a romantic pen pal in Ray Fernandez. Martha falls hard for Ray, and is intent on sticking with him even when she discovers he's a con man who seduces lonely single women, kills them and then takes their money. She poses as Ray's sister and joins Ray on a wild killing spree, fueled by her lingering concern that Ray will leave her for one of his marks. | |
| Release Date: | Feb 04, 1970 |
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| Director: | Leonard Kastle |
| Writer: | Leonard Kastle |
| Genres: | Drama, Romance, Crime, Thriller |
| Keywords | nurse, alabama, widow, lonely hearts ad, based on true story, murder, con artist, serial killer, 1940s, thrill kill |
| Production Companies | American International Pictures, Roxanne Company, Cinerama Releasing Corporation |
| Box Office |
Revenue: $0
Budget: $0 |
| Updates |
Updated: Feb 01, 2025 Entered: Apr 13, 2024 |
| Name | Character |
|---|---|
| Shirley Stoler | Martha |
| Tony Lo Bianco | Ray |
| Mary Jane Higby | Janet |
| Doris Roberts | Bunny |
| Kip McArdle | Delphine |
| Marilyn Chris | Myrtle |
| Dortha Duckworth | Mother |
| Barbara Cason | Evelyn |
| Ann Harris | Doris |
| Mary Breen | Rainelle |
| Elsa Raven | Matron |
| Mary Engel | Lucy |
| Guy Sorel | Mr. Dranoff |
| Michael Haley | Jackson |
| Diane Asselin | Severns |
| William Adams | Justice of the Peace |
| Eleanor Adams | Mrs. Hand |
| Name | Job |
|---|---|
| Leonard Kastle | Director, Screenplay |
| Oliver Wood | Director of Photography |
| Michael Haley | Production Manager |
| Richard Brophy | Editor |
| Stanley Warnow | Editor |
| Tom Dillinger | Sound Mixer |
| Fred Kamiel | Sound |
| Richard Berger | Assistant Camera |
| Spencer Trova | Assistant Camera |
| Bobby Vercruse | Gaffer |
| Tikki Goldberg | Assistant Editor |
| Janet Lauretano | Assistant Editor |
| Diane Asselin | Script Supervisor |
| John Haley | Production Assistant |
| Warren Steibel | Presenter |
| Name | Title |
|---|---|
| Warren Steibel | Producer |
| Paul Asselin | Associate Producer |
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micar6
8.0
The "anti-Bonnie and Clyde," as described by the film's director Leonard Kastle. Who? Yeah, I never heard of him either. He made one movie and it's 1) a classic, 2) part of the Criterion Collection, and 3) one of François Truffaut's favorites. It was also a movie Martin Scorsese started to direct bu ... t was let go! So what is it? A low-budget, independent true crime story about a notorious team of con artists and killers. It has gorgeous black and white camerawork and excellent acting. It's creepy and original, and entirely gripping.
Sep 17, 2024