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… 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
- Directed By
- Richard Benjamin
- Genres
- Drama
Unrated,
- In Theaters
- Jan 23, 2006 Wide
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Cast
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Judy Davis
as Sante Kimes
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Jonathan Jackson
as Kenneth "Kenny" Kimes
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Chelcie Ross
as Ken Sr.
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Cynthia Stevenson
as Beverly Bates
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Jake M. Smith
as Young Kenny
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Gary Chalk
as Jake
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John Furey
as Lt. Harold Evans
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Ari Cohen
as Matthew Weissman
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Bill Meilen
as Mel Sachs
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Brent King
as Kent Walker
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Alexander Ludwig
as Kenny age 11-12
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Allison Hossack
as Prosecutor Eleanor Hunt
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Tiffany Knight
as Journalist
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Christine Willes
as Loretta
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Doris Chillcot
as Irene Silverman
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Karin Konoval
as Judge
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Alison Matthews
as Regina Laughny
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Ryan Robbins
as Shawn Little
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Alec Willows
as Stan Patterson
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Sean Campbell
as Alan Katje
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Jacqueline Ann Steuart
as Linda Kazdin
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David Lewis
as Eric Holmgren
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John Shaw
as ADA Larry Cohen
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Jerry Wasserman
as Jack Reynolds
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Malcolm Stewart
as David Kazdin
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Patricia Mayen-Salazar
as Mirabel
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Vanesa Tomasino
as Maria
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William Samples
as Judge Baxter
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Carmen Aguirre
as Sante (1966)
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Marcy Goldberg
as Kathleen Powell
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Manoj Sood
as Syed Bial Ahmed
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Ryan Kennedy
as Randy Bates
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Maria Dimou
as Lydia
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Suzie Payne
as Kate
- Garry Chalk
