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A Killer in the Family is a american film of genre Drama directed by Richard T. Heffron released in USA on 11 october 1983 with Robert Mitchum

A Killer in the Family (1983)

A Killer in the Family
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Released in USA 11 october 1983
Length 1h30
Directed by
OriginUSA
Genres Drama,    Thriller,    Crime,    Politic
Rating66% 3.3409953.3409953.3409953.3409953.340995

A Killer in the Family is a 1983 American made-for-TV crime film directed by Richard T. Heffron. The film is based on the Tison v. Arizona case, which took place in 1978 in Arizona. The film first aired on ABC and was released on DVD in 2010 by Warner Home Video.

Synopsis

Gary Tison (Robert Mitchum) is serving two consecutive life sentences for murder, while his three young adolescent sons try to move on with their life. The oldest, Donny (James Spader) is the only son making something of his life. He is a pre-law student and is in a loving relationship with his high school sweetheart Carol (Catherine Mary Stewart). His younger brothers Ray (Lance Kerwin) and Ricky (Eric Stoltz) spend their days doing nothing and decide - convinced that he is innocent - to break their father out of jail. Donny, morally challenged, threatens to give them up the police. Noticing their determination, he agrees to go along, convinced that they can never break Gary out without his help. The three young men drive up to prison and Donny and Ricky use their guns to keep everyone hostage, while Ray breaks out Gary and his cellmate Randy Greenawalt (Stuart Margolin).

Actors

Robert Mitchum

(Gary Tison)James Spader

(Donny Tison)Lance Kerwin

(Ray Tison)Eric Stoltz

(Ricky Tison)Salome Jens

(Alice Johansen)
And :
Lynn Carlin
Stuart Margolin
Arliss Howard
Amanda Wyss
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