A Killing in a Small Town

A Killing in a Small Town

100 mins | Drama, TV Movie | May 22, 1990

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?

A Killing in a Small Town

100 mins | Drama, TV Movie | May 22, 1990

A Killing in a Small Town
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?
IMDb rating 6.7
Producers IndieProd Company Productions, King Phoenix Entertainment, Hearst Entertainment Productions
Original title A Killing in a Small Town
Directors Stephen Gyllenhaal
Writers James Atkinson, Cynthia Cidre, John Bloom

Cast

Barbara Hershey

as Candy Morrison

Brian Dennehy

as Ed Reivers

John Terry

as Stan Blankenship

Richard Gilliland

as Dale Morrison

Lee Garlington

as Peggy Blankenship

Hal Holbrook

as Dr. Beardsley

Matthew Posey

as Norman Billings

James Monroe Black

as Dr. Giles

Dennis Letts

as Chief McAlester

Marco Perella

as Rick Slocum

Norman Bennett

as Jim Ramsey

Jerry Haynes

as Judge Scott

Rodger Boyce

as Rex Staples