The Killing Time (1987)

Director:

Rick King

Writers:

Don Bohlinger (written by)
James Nathan (written by)
(more)

Release Date:

23 October 1987 (USA)

Genre:

Thriller

Tagline:

To commit the perfect murder, you need planning, guts, and luck. Practically nobody has luck.

Plot:

A psychopath murders a man who was on his way to a job as a deputy sheriff in a small California coastal resort town...

Plot Keywords:

Sheriff | Murder | California | Small Town | Seaside

Cast

Beau Bridges	...	Sam Wayburn
Kiefer Sutherland	...	The Stranger
Wayne Rogers	...	Jake Winslow
Joe Don Baker	...	Carl Cunningham
Camelia Kath	...	Laura Winslow
Janet Carroll	...	Lila Daggett
Michael Madsen	...	Stu
Gracie Harrison	...	Mary Ellen Knoeller
Harvey Vernon	...	Dick
Shiri Appleby	...	Annie Winslow
Jeb Ellis-Brown	...	Brian Mars
Harriet Medin	...	Nell
Richard Bolik	...	Coroner
Mark Barkawitz	...	Stranger's Father
Mathew Brady	...	Young Stranger
Paul McKenna	...	Man at Party

Directed by
Rick King

Writing credits (in alphabetical order)
Don Bohlinger		written by
James Nathan		written by
Bruce Franklin Singer		written by

Produced by
Peter Abrams	....	producer
J.P. Guerin	....	executive producer
Robert L. Levy	....	producer

Original Music by
Paul Chihara

Cinematography by
Paul Goldsmith

Film Editing by
Lorenzo DeStefano

Casting by
Paul Ventura

Production Design by
Bernt Amadeus Capra

Set Decoration by
Byrnadette DiSanto

Costume Design by
Jean-Pierre Dorléac

Makeup Department
Donna-Lou Henderson	....	hair stylist (as Donna Henderson)
Kerry Mendenhall	....	hair stylist
Davida Simon	....	makeup artist

Production Management
Barin Kumar	....	production manager
Rick Reynolds	....	unit manager

Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
Matthew Carlisle	....	first assistant director
Curtis Collins	....	second assistant director

Art Department
Ollie Olausson	....	assistant property master
Gay Redinger	....	assistant property master
Dennis White	....	property master

Sound Department
David J. Hudson	....	sound re-recording mixer (as David Hudson)
Robert Jackson	....	boom operator
Robert Jackson	....	sound mixer (as Bob Jackson)
Sarah Jacobs	....	foley artist
Ron Judkins	....	sound mixer
Gary Kennedy	....	apprentice sound editor
Dessie Markovsky	....	sound supervisor
Mel Metcalfe	....	sound re-recording mixer
Terry Porter	....	sound re-recording mixer
Emile Razpopov	....	supervising sound editor
Edward M. Steidele	....	foley artist
Brent D. Winter	....	assistant sound editor

Special Effects by
Ray Beetz	....	special effects

Stunts
Sandra Lee Gimpel	....	stunt coordinator (as Sandra Gimpel)

Camera and Electrical Department
Richard Foreman Jr.	....	still photographer
Eyal Geva	....	first assistant camera
Kevin Kuhn	....	second assistant camera
Timothy 'Guido' Magaraci	....	best boy (as Tim 'Guido' Magaraci)
Bob McVay	....	key grip
Frank Montoya	....	best boy
Tom Reid	....	grip
Suzanne Tenner	....	still photographer
James R. Tynes	....	gaffer

Casting Department
Marguerite Cravatt	....	extras casting

Costume and Wardrobe Department
Louise Clark	....	costumer
Simon Tuke	....	wardrobe

Editorial Department
James Gavin Bedford	....	assistant film editor (as James G. Bedford)
Mary Nelson-Duerrstein	....	negative cutter (as Mary Duerrstein)

Music Department
James Gavin Bedford	....	music editor

Other crew
Ronald Abrams	....	location manager (as Ron Abrams)
Tony Elmaleh	....	creative consultant
Laura Espinoza	....	assistant accountant
Toni Lemos	....	location manager (as Tony Lemos)
Jim Mitchell	....	production accountant
C. Roy Nigra	....	production assistant (as Roy Nigra)
Charlie Pattenson	....	production assistant
Cynthia Rolfe	....	script supervisor
Alison Savitch	....	production secretary
Allyson Schelu	....	production coordinator
Steve Scheutzow	....	production assistant
Thomas Vranesich	....	production assistant (as Tom Vranesich)
Steve Weingarten	....	production assistant

Production Companies

• Tapestry Films

Distributors

• Aquarius TV (1993) (Greece) (TV)
• Columbia TriStar Home Video
• Kino Video (1989) (Greece) (VHS)
• New World Pictures

Also Known As:

MPAA:

Rated R for strong violence and language, and for some sexuality

Runtime:

94 min

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Sound Mix:

Dolby

Certification:

Norway:15 | UK:15 | USA:R | Iceland:16

Filming Locations:

Los Angeles, California, USA

Company:

Tapestry Films

Trivia:

Kiefer Sutherland's father, Donald Sutherland, portrayed Hawkeye Pierce in the film version of "MASH," while cast mate Wayne Rogers portrayed Trapper John on the television series "M*A*S*H"

A Predictable Film Noir with Many Clichés

Kiefer Sutherland is an unknown killer, who comes to a peaceful coastal town pretending to be the new deputy sheriff. He starts working with Sam Wayburn (the expressionless Beau Bridges) and Carl Cunningham (Joe Don Baker), who is going to retire. Sam is in love with his high school sweetheart Laura Winslow (Camelia Kath), who is married with a powerful and wealth man, Jake Winslow (Wayne Rogers). Sam and Laura decides to kill Jake and put the blame on the new comer, but things will not work as planned. This movie is not totally bad, although full of clichés and very predictable. The situations are easily resolved and the plot is neither moralist nor amoral: it is shallow. Maybe in the hands of the Cohen brothers or other good director, it could be a great movie. My vote is six.

Title (Brazil): "Tempo de Vingança" ("Time of Revenge")