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May 22, 1990 · A Killing in a Small Town: Directed by Stephen Gyllenhaal. With Barbara Hershey, Brian Dennehy, John Terry, Richard Gilliland. 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.
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- Drama
- Stephen Gyllenhaal
- 1990-05-22
The film is based on the 1984 non-fiction book Evidence of Love by John Bloom and Jim Atkinson, and stars Barbara Hershey and Brian Dennehy. It premiered on CBS on May 22, 1990. Hershey won the 1990 Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Lead Actress - Miniseries or a Movie.
In a quiet Texas town, Candy Morrison (Barbara Hershey) and her husband, Dale (Richard Gilliland), seem to live an ordinary life -- but that all changes when she begins sleeping with her...
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- Stephen Gyllenhaal
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- Barbara Hershey
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Apr 26, 2024 · 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: se...
May 3, 2005 · Basically it's the (fact-based) story of how a conventional-seeming Mom from small-town Texas suddenly commits an horrific murder for no apparent reason. Brian Dennehy plays the lawyer hired to defend her, and the woman herself is played by Barbara Hershey in a career-best performance.
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- MPI Home Video
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Barbara Hershey... MarieGabrielle 13 November 2006. does quite well in this film. She lives in a stark Texas town, has her children, attends church, but something is missing. She enters into an affair with her best friend's husband well-portrayed by John Terry. Lee Garlington is her neighbor with John Terry the faithless husband.
Brief Synopsis. A television movie based on a true story. A church-going Texas couple befriends an eerie woman who becomes her friend and his lover. This strange relationship climaxes in an ax murder and a sensational trial. Cast & Crew. Read More. Stephen Gyllenhaal. Director. Barbara Hershey. Candy Morrison. Brian Dennehy. Editor Reivers.