The Killer Inside Me (1976 film)

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For other uses, see The Killer Inside Me (disambiguation).
The Killer Inside Me
DVD cover of the movie The Killer Inside Me.jpg
DVD cover
Directed by Burt Kennedy
Produced by Michael W. Leighton
Written by Jim Thompson (Novel)
Edward Mann
Robert Chamblee
Starring Stacy Keach
Susan Tyrrell
Music by Tim McIntire
John Rubinstein
Cinematography William A. Fraker
Edited by Danford B. Greene
Aaron Stell
Distributed by Warner Bros.
Release dates
 October 1976
Running time
 99 minutes
Country United States
Language English

The Killer Inside Me is a 1976 American crime drama film directed by Burt Kennedy and based on Jim Thompson's novel of the same name.[1] In this adaption, the action was shifted from the west Texas oilfields to a Montana mining town, and several other changes made. It stars Stacy Keach and Susan Tyrrell.

A remake of The Killer Inside Me was released in 2010, starring Casey Affleck.

Plot

Usually a law officer is a figure of trust in a small community. Unfortunately for the residents of a small Montana town, Lou Ford is an exception. Behind his easygoing, likeable shell is an intensely violent core resulting from an abusive childhood. In a diner one day Lou sees his dead father and hears voices, the first hint that he may have mental problems. When Lou gets involved with a local prostitute's blackmail schemes, the carefully crafted facade he maintains begins to unravel into a vicious killing spree that leads to a thought-provoking and disturbing conclusion.

Cast

Critical reception

The New York Times said: "[The Killer Inside Me] is a mess, a movie that can't decide whether it wants to be a noirish mystery, a horror flick or a psychological thriller. "[2] The Cinema de Merde website says: "It seems to me that these characters, this setting, and this story would be extremely difficult to bring off the page, but this movie is cast and located so perfectly, it makes it even more of a shame that the screenplay butchered the content of the novel so badly."[3]

See also

References

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