A Little Thing Called Murder (2006)

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This true-crime biopic explores the life of mother-and-son grifters Sante and Kenny Kimes, from Kenny's childhood apprenticeship in early-'80s Honolulu to Sante's murder trial in late-'90s New York City. Fortyish Sante Kimes (Judy Davis) uses her looks and her brazen disregard for the law to acquire… More This true-crime biopic explores the life of mother-and-son grifters Sante and Kenny Kimes, from Kenny's childhood apprenticeship in early-'80s Honolulu to Sante's murder trial in late-'90s New York City. Fortyish Sante Kimes (Judy Davis) uses her looks and her brazen disregard for the law to acquire whatever she wants in life, from jewels to cars to large insurance settlements. Her most frequent accomplice in these endeavors? Son Kenny (former General Hospital actor Jonathan Jackson), who spends most of his childhood serving as a bit player, then later a co-star, in his mother's schemes. When a slavery -- yes, slavery -- conviction sends Sante to prison, Kenny enjoys a more or less normal adolescence with his wealthy father (Chelcie Ross), who has long refused to marry Sante. But upon her return from the big house, the now over-the-hill Sante re-enlists her son's assistance in her amoral activities. Eventually fingered for the murder of a wealthy Manhattan matron, Sante finds herself in court, where her son's testimony may well end her lifelong crime spree once and for all. Adapted by Randy Stone and Teena Booth from Jeanne King's book Dead End: The Crime Story of the Decade: Murder, Incest and High-Tech Thievery, A Little Thing Called Murder premiered January 23, 2006, on the Lifetime cable network. It was actually the second TV movie to explore the Kimes' story, following Mary Tyler Moore's turn in the 2001 CBS offering Like Mother, Like Son: The Strange Story of Sante and Kenny Kimes. ~ Brian J. Dillard, Rovi

Rating, Runtime: Unrated,
Directed By: Richard Benjamin
Genres: Drama

In Theaters: Jan 23, 2006 Wide

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Cast

            Judy Davis as Sante Kimes

            Jonathan Jackson as Kenneth "Kenny" Kimes

            Chelcie Ross as Ken Sr.

            Cynthia Stevenson as Beverly Bates

            Jake M. Smith as Young Kenny

            Gary Chalk as Jake

            John Furey as Lt. Harold Evans

            Ari Cohen as Matthew Weissman

            Bill Meilen as Mel Sachs

            Brent King as Kent Walker

            Alexander Ludwig as Kenny age 11-12

            Allison Hossack as Prosecutor Eleanor Hunt

            Tiffany  Knight as Journalist

            Christine Willes as Loretta

            Doris Chillcot as Irene Silverman

            Karin Konoval as Judge

            Alison Matthews as Regina Laughny

            Ryan Robbins as Shawn Little

            Alec Willows as Stan Patterson

            Sean Campbell as Alan Katje

            Jacqueline Ann Steuart as Linda Kazdin

            David Lewis as Eric Holmgren

            John Shaw as ADA Larry Cohen

            Jerry Wasserman as Jack Reynolds

            Malcolm Stewart as David Kazdin

            Patricia Mayen-Salazar as Mirabel

            Vanesa Tomasino as Maria

            William Samples as Judge Baxter

            Carmen Aguirre as Sante (1966)

            Marcy Goldberg as Kathleen Powell

            Manoj Sood as Syed Bial Ahmed

            Ryan Kennedy as Randy Bates

            Maria Dimou as Lydia

            Suzie Payne as Kate
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