Based on the true story of Raymond Fernandez and Martha Beck (dubbed The Honeymoon Killers). Not every detail is completely accurate to the original story, however it appears to be a much more accurate portrayal than the later film released ?Lonely Hearts? (Salma Hayek and Jared...( read more)
Doris Roberts, Dortha Duckworth, Kip McArdle
Based on the true story of Raymond Fernandez and Martha Beck, who met through a lonely-hearts correspondence club, Ray is weedy, feral, and untrustworthy; Martha is enormous, compulsive, and needy. To...( read more
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DVD Release Date: July 22, 2003
Stats: 92 reviews
Flixster Reviews (92)
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May 4, 2009
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January 19, 2007
Even though it's kind of a low rent Bonnie and Clyde, it started off interesting enough, but the character of Martha really annoyed the piss out of me after a while. I heard Martin Scorsese was originally directing and it only had a budget of $150,000. Even though it fell short I...( read more)
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October 30, 2009
Compared to Lonely Hearts this movie was a masterpiece.This is the movie Lonely Hearts shouldve been.
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September 17, 2009
This one is a real treat..... very, very cool., original and with a perfect black and white wash out photography, and very clever and well acted...John Watter's kind of atmosphere and characters.....sophisticatedly trashy..
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November 10, 2008
leonrad kastle only made one film of note and this is it. there are flaws, but only because of his almost non-existent budget. he takes the real-life story of two spree killers and their co-dependent relationship and makes it play like the world series. shirley stoler gives th...( read more)
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September 18, 2008
Violenza iperrealistica per una storia cinica e agghiacciante. A pensare che questo film lo cominciň un giovane Scorsese che abbandonň il progetto. Strano che Kastel si sia fermato qui.
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August 5, 2008
This is the original film that is based on the Lonely Hearts Killers, Raymond Fernandez and Martha Beck, who would exploit women through the Lonely Hearts Club in the 1940s, take their money, and kill them.
The 2006 film Lonely Hearts is an updated version with Salma Hayek and...( read more) -
September 26, 2007
brillant portal of the real life spree killings from the 1940's. the lead actress is one of the best i've ever seen. " i'm not sure hitler wasn't right aboutyou people
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