The Todd Killings
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Art director Arthur Lonergan | 6/10 IMDb Genre Crime, Drama Duration Language English | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Release date October 20, 1971 (1971-10-20) (U.S.) Writer Dennis Murphy, Joel Oliansky, Mann Rubin (story) Genres Drama, Action Film, Mystery, Crime Fiction Cast (Steven "Skipper" Todd), (Billy Roy), (Roberta), (Fred Reardon), (Mrs. Roy), (Mrs. Todd) Similar movies I Spit on Your Grave III: Vengeance is Mine , Bloody Moon , The Case of the Scorpion's Tail , Halloween , Mad Max: Fury Road , San Andreas | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Leonard rosenman music score from the todd killings 1971 main end titles
The Todd Killings is a 1971 psychological thriller, directed by Barry Shear and starring Robert F. Lyons, Richard Thomas, Belinda Montgomery, and Barbara Bel Geddes. It is based on the true crimes of serial killer Charles Schmid in the 1960s.
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- Leonard rosenman music score from the todd killings 1971 main end titles
- Plot
- Cast
- Release
- In popular culture
- References
Plot
Skipper Todd (Robert F. Lyons) is a ne'er-do-well who spends his time wanting to be a rock star and playing mentor to the local high school crowd while sponging off of his mother (Barbara Bel Geddes). He is also the chief suspect in the disappearance of a local girl. After befriending naive Billy Roy (Richard Thomas), Todd sets his sights on Roberta (Belinda Montgomery).
Cast
Release
The film was released theatrically in the United States by Warner Bros. on October 20, 1971.
The film was given a belated VHS release by Warner Home Video in 1993. It was released on DVD in 2010 via the Warner Archive on-demand service. This release is anamorphic 2:35:1.
In popular culture
The Todd Killings was the subject of an Angry Samoans song of the same name, released in 1982 on their Back from Samoa LP.
References
The Todd Killings WikipediaThe Todd Killings IMDb The Todd Killings themoviedb.org