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A Killing in a Small Town
1 hour 40 minutes1990-05-22
5.6
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The gory ax-murder of one mousy, suburban Texas housewife by another is nearly as shocking as the excuse offered by the bespectacled defendant's attorney: self-defense.
Cast
![Barbara Hershey](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w200//6swwfge3HlvyBVRSNwroFtMcgNB.jpg)
Barbara Hershey
Candy Morrison
![Brian Dennehy](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w200//cg7CwS1vMJXCzZ0FUm4RbrjAJ2t.jpg)
Brian Dennehy
Ed Reivers
![John Terry](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w200//2paelsnx3mEZam5ZJZMmUuurgJq.jpg)
John Terry
Stan Blankenship
![Richard Gilliland](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w200//6FajcJa2VUZOz5GuamKY3XzLqbv.jpg)
Richard Gilliland
Dale Morrison
![Lee Garlington](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w200//8hkdeBX6K2QUsH1kuVGfSyTiZod.jpg)
Lee Garlington
Peggy Blankenship
![Hal Holbrook](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w200//mZw1GUv6B5yvKfy62imbuemxG6p.jpg)
Hal Holbrook
Dr. Beardsley
![Matthew Posey](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w200//reqQqEFdG3jym88AI5PGAtpWvl1.jpg)
Matthew Posey
Norman Billings
![James Monroe Black](/_next/static/media/notFound.aecd17f8.png)
James Monroe Black
Dr. Giles
![Dennis Letts](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w200//eJW5Uzv6DP9n4iOG2Z0W1PgjWCG.jpg)
Dennis Letts
Chief McAlester
![Marco Perella](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w200//q7vwCX7FBJ05Dl6SvA7MFbt7ULo.jpg)
Marco Perella
Rick Slocum
![Norman Bennett](/_next/static/media/notFound.aecd17f8.png)
Norman Bennett
Jim Ramsey
![Jerry Haynes](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w200//6HyNgqfRq9E6wJo4s36ObADwb5G.jpg)
Jerry Haynes
Judge Scott
![Rodger Boyce](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w200//7ZgjcEJWDpQhtwLBg44uJPUlPvp.jpg)
Rodger Boyce
Rex Staples
![Daphne Eckler](/_next/static/media/notFound.aecd17f8.png)
Daphne Eckler
Dede Alexander
![Jan DeWitt](/_next/static/media/notFound.aecd17f8.png)