A Killing Affair (1986 film)

A Killing Affair
Theatrical release poster
Directed by David Saperstein
Produced by John D. Backe (executive producer)
Myron A. Hyman (executive producer)
Peter R. McIntosh (producer)
Michael Rauch (producer)
Written by Robert Houston (novel)
David Saperstein (screenplay)
Starring
Music by John Barry
Cinematography Dominique Chapuis
Edited by Patrick McMahon
Distributed by Hemdale Film Corporation
Release date
  • February 9, 1986 (1986-02-09)
Running time
 100 minutes
Country United States
Language English

A Killing Affair is a 1986 drama film starring Peter Weller, Kathy Baker, John Glover, Bill Smitrovich and Danny Nelson. The screenplay was written by David Saperstein (Cocoon).

Background

This film was based on the novel Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday by Robert Houston.[1] It was filmed in Juliette, Georgia. The film takes place in West Virginia.

Plot

During World War II, an outsider, Baston Morris (Weller), comes to a tiny town looking for work at the local mill. He meets up with the town's evil employer, Pink Gresham (Smitrovich), who abuses the men and has affairs with the women. Pink toys with Baston's plight but keeps the upper hand with his pistol and chases Baston away.

Baston then meets Pink's wife, Maggie (Baker), and spins a tale of her husband's philandering and Pink's personal involvement with Baston's affairs at his hometown in the next county.

The subplot contains stories of Maggie's brother, Shep Sheppard, (Glover) who is a fundamentalist preacher that has followed his father's misogynistic ways. Sheppard sides with Pink when it comes to laying down the law, and a hunt ensues for Baston after stories are revealed of him being an axe murderer.

References

  1. ↑ Robert Houston on IMDb


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