A Climate for Killing (1991)

Shortly before a rodeo festival week in Yuma County a body is found in the desert. It seems that it's Ria Paris, who was assumed to be killed by her husband before he took his own life ... See full summary »

Director:

J.S. Cardone

Writer:

J.S. Cardone

Stars:

John Beck, Katharine Ross, Steven Bauer

1 win.

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
John Beck	...	Kyle Shipp
Katharine Ross	...	Grace Hines
Steven Bauer	...	Paul McGraw
Mia Sara	...	Elise Shipp
Phil Brock	...	Click Dunn
Lu Leonard	...	Winnie
Tony Frank	...	Sheriff Elmer Waters
John Diehl	...	Wayne Paris
Newell Alexander	...	Roy Paris
Dedee Pfeiffer	...	Donna
Eloy Casados	...	Ruiz Sanchez
Jack Dodson	...	Sam Moorehouse
Tim Sampson	...	John Two Feathers
Frederick Flynn	...	Rollie Clark
Duncan Sullivan	...	Curtis Shipp

Storyline

Shortly before a rodeo festival week in Yuma County a body is found in the desert. It seems that it's Ria Paris, who was assumed to be killed by her husband before he took his own life already 16 years ago - however the cadaver's no that old! Together with his new ambitious colleague Paul McCraw Sheriff Kyle starts to investigate in the old case again, trying to avoid shaking up the community of the small town during the celebrations.

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Plot Keywords:

police | murder | independent film

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Taglines:

Under a spell of passion, a desert town hides its brutal past. [Video]

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Genres:

Drama

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Certificate:

R

Details

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

18 July 1991 (USA)

Also Known As:

A Row of Crows

Filming Locations:

Yuma, Arizona, USA

Company Credits

Production Co:

Black Crow Productions, Propaganda Films

Technical Specs

Runtime:

103 min

Sound Mix:

Stereo

Color:

Color

User Reviews

Annoyingly average, fatally unfocused ............

Being a big fan of J.S. Cardone's film "Blue Day Black Night", I was anticipating something along those lines with "A Climate For Killing". Unfortunately the latter film is annoyingly average. It starts out with a decapitation murder, but then bogs down for the next hour and a half. Characters that have no bearing on the outcome are introduced, and then disappear forever. These unnecessary dead ends, and almost constant flashbacks accompanied by explanations leave the movie with zero suspense. The various relationships really never feel genuine, and the bad guy doesn't appear until just before the credits roll. "A Climate For Killing" is a fatally unfocused film. - MERK