Billionaire Boys Club (TV 1987)

Depicts an authentic case: Ron Levin, a wealthy businessman has disappeared. No body is found, but there was a list with instructions in his house - a recipe for murder. It's author is the ... See full summary »

Director:

Marvin J. Chomsky

Writers:

Gy Waldron, Sue Horton (suggested by articles by),

Stars:

Judd Nelson, Fredric Lehne, Brian McNamara

Nominated for 2 Golden Globes. Another 6 nominations.

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Judd Nelson	...	Joe Hunt
Fredric Lehne	...	Chris Fairmont, Jr.
Brian McNamara	...	Dean Karny
Raphael Sbarge	...	Eric Fairmont
John Stockwell	...	Brad Sedgwick
Barry Tubb	...	Todd Melbourne
Stan Shaw	...	Frank Booker
James Sloyan	...	District Attorney
John Dye	...	Bob Holmby
Robert Hallak	...	Masud Nabodi
Robert Krantz	...	Toby Kabek
Eric Larson	...	Oscar Ristelli
Allan Miller	...	Leonard Porter
Jill Schoelen	...	Amy Whitehall
Ron Silver	...	Ron Levin

Storyline

Depicts an authentic case: Ron Levin, a wealthy businessman has disappeared. No body is found, but there was a list with instructions in his house - a recipe for murder. It's author is the defendant. The successful young business man had formed a team of prestigious former fellow students for an risky project which should make them all rich. His partners claim they didn't know about the means.

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Plot Keywords:

murder | two part tv movie | courtroom

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Genres:

Drama | Thriller

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Details

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

8 November 1987 (USA)

Also Known As:

Beverly Hills Boys Club

Company Credits

Production Co:

Donald March Productions, Gross-Weston Productions, Incorporated Television Company (ITC)

Technical Specs

Runtime:

200 min

Sound Mix:

Mono

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.33 : 1

Did You Know?

Trivia

According to crime author Rachel Pergament, this is the movie that brothers Eric and Lyle Menendez were watching on TV when they conceived the idea of murdering their father, producer and entrepreneur Jose Menendez, and their mother, Kitty Menendez. As with their crime, central figure Joe Hunt was convicted of killing the father of one of his business associates, and, like the Menendez brothers, he was ultimately sentenced to life without parole.

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Goofs

In the opening scene, the prosecutor asks Dean Karny to read Joe Hunt's "To Do at Levin's" list out loud. But the list, which is seen on camera, is a little different than the way Karny recites it.

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Connections

Referenced in DuckTales: The Billionaire Beagle Boys Club (1989)

User Reviews

Excellent movie!

This movie, whether you watch the 4 hour version or the shorter 2 hour one, is really well done. Judd Nelson and Ron Silver give terrific performances and the writing is very sharp. The action is well done and the courtroom scenes are riveting. A solid piece of work and definitely worth seeing.