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24 November 1996 (USA) morePlot:
At the end of the 1950s, in a more innocent America, the brutal, meaningless slaying of a Midwestern family horrified the nation... more | add synopsisPlot Keywords:
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Nominated for 2 Primetime Emmys. Another 1 win & 4 nominations moreUser Comments:
Good... Could've been great though moreCast
(Cast overview, first billed only)| Anthony Edwards | ... | Dick Hickock | |
| Eric Roberts | ... | Perry Smith | |
| Sam Neill | ... | Agent Alvin Dewey | |
| Kevin Tighe | ... | Herbert Clutter | |
| Gillian Barber | ... | Bonnie Clutter | |
| Margot Finley | ... | Nancy Clutter | |
| Robbie Bowen | ... | Kenyon Clutter | |
| Bethel Leslie | ... | Bess Hartmann | |
| Gwen Verdon | ... | Sadie Truitt | |
| Leo Rossi | ... | Agent Harold Nye | |
| Troy Evans | ... | Carl Duntz | |
| Don S. Davis | ... | Roy Church (as Don Davis) | |
| L.Q. Jones | ... | Tex Smith | |
| Louise Latham | ... | Eunice Hickock | |
| Campbell Lane | ... | Walter Hickock |
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240 min (including commercials) | Canada:178 min (2 parts)Country:
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After reading the book, I happened across this DVD at Wal-Mart for 3 bucks and thought, sure, what the hell... I got the DVD and watched it last night. When I started watching it, I checked the run time and it was about 90 minutes. I thought, OK cool... It seemed to run rather slowly, knowing the story and how much of it there was. By the time I got to the actual killings, I was like, "how much time does this have left?" Checked. "One minute?! What the hell?!" I felt incredibly cheated, thinking that the movie only progressed through a third of the overall story.
But then, I happily noticed that the DVD's scene selection menu included a part 1 AND a part 2. I still had another hour and a half to go! I then sat very happily and enjoyed the second half of the movie, even more so than the first.
I admit that I have not seen the 1967 original film (despite my sincerest desire to), I have however read the novel and felt that this was a fairly descent film, for a two-part TV miniseries, that is. I think the casting of the role of Perry was completely wrong and a few minor inconsistencies jumped out at me, but still very well done. The first half drags on a bit, while the second half is much more gripping. I think they should have proportioned the movie more like Capote did his book: 1/3 before the murders, 1/3 after, and 1/3 after the killers are arrested. Instead, the film makes it more 1/2 before the murders, 1/4 after, and 1/4 after the killers are arrested. Again, this makes the second half more exciting, but at the same time, less compelling while making the first half drag on and on...
Now I look back and realize I have just made the same mistake about making things drag on and on, so I will shut the hell up. Go watch the movie and make up your own damn mind!
Nick Houston