The Killer Inside Me (1976)
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44% want to see it
(159 ratings)
Stacy Keach plays Lou Ford, a deputy sheriff whose brutal childhood experiences have left him emotionally warped. Ford is prized by his community for his no-mercy treatment of criminals. But the danger that he will snap and begin killing indiscriminately is ever-present. Based on the novel by Jim… More Stacy Keach plays Lou Ford, a deputy sheriff whose brutal childhood experiences have left him emotionally warped. Ford is prized by his community for his no-mercy treatment of criminals. But the danger that he will snap and begin killing indiscriminately is ever-present. Based on the novel by Jim Thompson, in this adaptation Ford's psychotic breaks are signalled by lightning flashes. Director Burt Kennedy handles his material in the manner of his earlier Welcome to Hard Times: nothing is quite of this earth, and everything is painted in broad, violent morality-play strokes. Despite Kennedy's predilection for "cutting in the camera" (that is, filming each scene with only one or two different camera angles, so that his directorial vision will survive the editing room), Killer Inside Me gives evidence of having been severely tampered with in the post-production process. ~ Hal Erickson, Rovi
- Directed By
- Burt Kennedy
- Written By
- Edward Mann
- Genres
- Mystery & Suspense, Drama
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Critic Reviews
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Wally Hammond, Time Out
This again-atypical film from Winterbottom, the genre-swapping director of A Mighty Heart, Genova and The Road to Guantanamo, is a much more sober affair than its early, controversial press might suggest.
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, Time Out
Not even the offices of the excellent Burt Kennedy can save this hopelessly stodgy and psychologising story.
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Maitland McDonagh, Miss FlickChick
Anti-ingenue Susan Tyrell's performance as the feckless hooker who inadvertently unleashes a hellhound on a small mining town is so rawly effective it's painful to watch.
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, TV Guide's Movie Guide
The just-average script and some weak supporting roles, however, ultimately limit the film.
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Cast
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Stacy Keach
as Lou Ford
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Susan Tyrrell
as Joyce Lakeland
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Tisha Sterling
as Amy Stanton
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Keenan Wynn
as Chester Conway
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Charles McGraw
as Howard Hendricks
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John Dehner
as Bob Maples
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Pepe Serna
as Johnny Lopez
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Royal Dano
as Father
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Julie Adams
as Mother
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John Carradine
as Dr. Smith
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Don Stroud
as Elmer
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Jack Moore
as Hank
