The Todd Killings 1970
director: Barry Shear
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United States
Alternative Titles
- A Dangerous Friend
- Skipper
Cast
Robert F. Lyons Richard Thomas Belinda Montgomery Sherry Miles Joyce Ames Holly Near James Broderick Gloria Grahame Fay Spain Edward Asner Michael Conrad Frank Webb William Lucking Sandy Brown Wyeth Sherry Lynn Diamant Georgene Barnes Tanis Montgomery Robert Williamson Billy Bowles Mike Rupert Meg Foster George Murdock Harry Lauter Eddie Firestone Eve Brant Morgan Sterne Sugar Ray Robinson Clete Roberts Jason Wingreen Forrest Lewis Jack Riley Barbara Mallor Michelle Art Barbara Bel Geddes
Synopsis
TODAY'S HEADLINES COME TRUE IN AN ORGY OF MURDER AND MAYHEM.
At last. A film that dares to reveal the shocking truth behind today's headlines. Charles Manson... Gary Gilmore... The Son of Sam... And now add another name to the list - Skipper Todd. Based on fact, The Todd Killings shows how an unemployed bisexual youth is able to hold sway over a small American town's teenage population to the extent that they condone his orgy of rape and murder. But when they see the decomposed bodies for themselves, it becomes another matter altogether... Are drugs the cause? Or is it just a case of having too much too soon? Director Barry Shear, as with his acclaimed film Wild in the Streets, lifts the lid once again on the explosive subject of teenage violence. "Violent psychological melodrama with inventive direction" Leslie Halliwell's Film Guide. "The most striking of the many recent film versions of the souring of the American Dream" Tony Rayns, Monthly Film Bulletin
At last. A film that dares to reveal the shocking truth behind today's headlines. Charles Manson... Gary Gilmore... The Son of Sam... And now add another name to the list - Skipper Todd. Based on fact, The Todd Killings shows how an unemployed bisexual youth is able to hold sway over a small American town's teenage population to the extent that they condone his orgy of rape and murder. But when they see the decomposed bodies for themselves, it becomes another matter altogether... Are drugs the cause? Or is it just a case of having too much too soon? Director Barry Shear, as with his acclaimed film Wild in the Streets, lifts the lid once again on the explosive subject of teenage violence. "Violent psychological melodrama with inventive direction" Leslie Halliwell's Film Guide. "The most striking of the many recent film versions of the souring of the American Dream" Tony Rayns, Monthly Film Bulletin
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| Distributor | Videomedia |
| Catalogue Number | HVM1033 |
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| Release Date | March 1984 |
| Duration: | 86m 17s |
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