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The Preppie Murder is a american film of genre Drama directed by John Herzfeld released in USA on 24 september 1989 with Danny Aiello

The Preppie Murder (1989)

The Preppie Murder
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Released in USA 24 september 1989
Length 1h40
Directed by
OriginUSA
Genres Drama,    Politic
Rating54% 2.709372.709372.709372.709372.70937

The Preppie Murder is a TV movie directed by John Herzfeld, written by Herzfeld and Irv Roud, and starring William Baldwin as Robert Chambers and Lara Flynn Boyle as Jennifer Levin. The film aired on ABC in 1989. It was based on the events of a murder committed by Robert Chambers, nicknamed the Preppie Killer. The film co-stars Danny Aiello, Joanna Kerns and William Devane.

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The film reenacts Robert Chambers' murder of Jennifer Levin. Robert Chambers, a man from a privileged background, kills Jennifer Levin after they leave a trendy bar together. When Detective Mike Sheehan arrests him, Chambers claims that he killed her in self-defense after rough sex got out of hand. In the ensuing trial, Chambers' attorney, Jack Litman, attacks Levin's personal history. Chambers eventually pleads guilty to a lesser charge of manslaughter.

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