A Killing Affair is a drama film starring Peter Weller, Kathy Baker, John Glover, and Bill Smitrovich. The film was written and directed by David Saperstein, based on the novel Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday by Robert Houston.
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| Directed by | David Saperstein |
| Written by | David Saperstein |
| Based on | Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday by Robert Houston |
| Produced by | Peter R. McIntosh Michael Rauch |
| Starring | |
| Cinematography | Dominique Chapuis |
| Edited by | Patrick McMahon |
| Music by | John Barry |
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Running time | 100 minutes |
| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
| Budget | $2.5 to $5 million[1] |
| Box office | $35,000[2] |
Plot
editDuring World War II, outsider Baston Morris comes to a tiny town looking for work at the local mill. He meets up with the town's evil employer, Pink Gresham, who abuses the men and has affairs with the women. Pink toys with Baston's plight but keeps the upper hand with his pistol and chases Baston away.
Baston then meets Pink's wife, Maggie, and spins a tale of her husband's philandering and Pink's personal involvement with Baston's affairs at his hometown in the next county.
The subplot contains stories of Maggie's brother, Shep Sheppard, who is a fundamentalist preacher that has followed his father's misogynistic ways. Sheppard sides with Pink when it comes to laying down the law, and a hunt ensues for Baston after stories are revealed of him being an axe murderer.
Cast
edit- Peter Weller as Baston Morris
- Kathy Baker as Maggie Gresham
- John Glover as Sheb Sheppard
- Bill Smitrovich as Pink Gresham
- Rhetta Hughes as Vinia
- Amy Fields as Bessie Gresham
Production
editThis film was based on the novel Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday by Robert Houston.[1]
It was filmed in Juliette, Georgia.[1] The film takes place in West Virginia.
Despite being completed in 1985, the film did not find a distributor in the US until the following year and was not released until 1988.[1] The film was released in the UK as My Sister's Keeper.[3]
References
edit- ^ a b c d e A Killing Affair at the AFI Catalog of Feature Films
- ^ A Killing Affair at Box Office Mojo
- ^ "My Sister's Keeper". BFI. Archived from the original on October 26, 2018. Retrieved October 26, 2018.
External links
edit- A Killing Affair at Rotten Tomatoes
- A Killing Affair at IMDb
- A Killing Affair at AllMovie
- A Killing Affair at Box Office Mojo
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