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Happy Face Murders is a american film of genre Drama directed by Brian Trenchard-Smith released in USA on 5 september 1999 with Ann-Margret
Happy Face Murders (1999)
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Add to a movie listHappy Face Murders is a 1999 made-for-TV movie based on a real story.
It was shot in 21 days.
It is one of director Brian Trenchard-Smith's favourite films.
Actors
Ann-Margret
(Lorraine Petrovich)
Marg Helgenberger
(Jen Powell)
Henry Thomas
(Dylan McCarthy)
Nicholas Campbell
(Rusty Zuvic)
Rick Peters
(Billy Lee Peterson)
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