Starkweather (2004)

User Rating:

4.7/10   

Director:

Byron Werner

Writer:

Stephen Johnston (writer)

Genre:

Crime | Drama | Horror

Plot:

In 1958 Nebraska 19 year old garbageman Charles Starkweather goes on a murder spree with his 14 year old girlfriend Caril Ann Fugate killing 11 people in three months, introducing America to spree killing. |

Plot Keywords:

Nebraska

Cast

Brent Taylor	...	Charles Starkweather
Shannon Lucio	...	Caril-Ann Fugate
Jerry Kroll	...	Sheriff Merle Karnopp
Lance Henriksen	...	The Mentor
rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Tacey Adams	...	Supporting
Joe Gerety	...	Merle Collison
Steffany Huckaby	...	Carol
Justin Ipock	...	Bobby Colvert
Marianne Emma Jeff	...	Mrs. Fugate
Ali MacLean	...	Jane Valley
Keir O'Donnell	...	Bob
J. Lauren Proctor	...	Police Dispatcher
Ronald Rezac	...	Deputy
Al Sapienza	...	Deputy Fahrnbruch
Jenny Tallent	...	Lillian Fencl
Rick Walker	...	Radio Announcer #1
America Young	...	Barbara Fugate

MPAA:

Rated R for strong violence and some language.

Runtime:

USA:90 min | USA:92 min

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1

Sound Mix:

Dolby

Certification:

Finland:K-15 (DVD rating) (2005) | UK:18 | UK:15 | USA:R

Filming Locations:

California, USA

Company:

Bookmark Pictures

Goofs:

Anachronisms: When Charlie shows Caril-Ann the money he took from his first victim, we see dollar bills that are Federal Reserve Notes with a visual design that was first introduced in 1963 - several years after the movie takes place. In 1958, the money would have been Silver Certificates, which had a very different look.

Movie Connections:

References True Romance (1993)

Good Movie

When I watch a movie like this, I am hoping to learn or get some insight into the kind of person that would commit these crimes. OK. there are some technical problems with the movie: the scenery, southern accents and all. But I have to disagree with the bad acting comments. The actors were convincing in their roles. It impossible to empathize with a conscience-less murderer but you do get a sense of his lack of compassion for human life. His girl friend is in the same boat - completely amoral. I think the scene where they fall asleep in the same room as one of their bloody victims is a great statement. My sense of the directing is that it was meant to convey a 50's B-Movie style which reinforced the time and sense of these two losers. Inspite of the drawbacks, I did gain some sense of the their personalities which is (to me) far more important than exact historical placement and correctness. Other good movies in this vein: Elephant and Deliberate Stranger (about Ted Bundy). Not so good: Ed Gein, Dahmer.