A Killer Among Friends (1992) (TV)

User Rating:

5.6/10   

Director:

Charles Robert Carner

Writers (WGA):

Christopher Lofton (story)
Christopher Lofton (teleplay) ...

Release Date:

8 December 1992 (USA)

Genre:

Drama

Plot:

The film tells why a girl was killed by two of her best friends.

Plot Keywords:

Grief | Teen Murder | Teen | Drugged | Knife

Cast

Patty Duke	...	Jean Monroe
Margaret Welsh	...	Ellen Holloway
Tiffani Thiessen	...	Jenny Monroe (as Tiffani-Amber Thiessen)
Angie Rae McKinney	...	Carla Lewis
David Cubitt	...	Greg Monroe
Janne Mortil	...	Kathy Pearl
Loretta Swit	...	Det. Patricia Staley
Debra Sharkey	...	Sheryl Monroe
Ben Bass	...	Steve
Chad Todhunter	...	Adam Monroe
William S. Taylor	...	Det. Mike Collins
Babs Chula	...	Diane
Matthew Bennett	...	Dan
Heather Beaty	...	Celeste
Shannon Beaty	...	Celeste

Also Known As:

Friends to the End (USA)

Runtime:

Spain:96 min

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.33 : 1

Sound Mix:

Mono

Company:

Bonnie Raskin Productions

Quotes:

Jean Monroe: [after hearing the tape] I taught those girls how to swim, to drive, everything. Those girls were my daughter's best friends.
Det. Patricia Staley: On the surface - inside Ellen was burning up with jealousy. Jenny was everthing she wasn't, and could never be.
Jean Monroe: What about Carla?
Det. Patricia Staley: Carla's the follower; she was Ellen's puppet.
Jean Monroe: Like I became Ellen's puppet? I mean, my God! To move into my, become my daughter?
Det. Patricia Staley: Mmm, sick. That was the other thing: Jenny wasn't enough, she wanted Jenny's mother.
Jean Monroe: I loved her like she was my own.
Det. Patricia Staley: She's brilliant, diabolical. She moved into your house so she could watch you suffer. And it gave her the opportunity to misdirect the investigation.
Jean Monroe: Every time I paid less attention or even when I told her she was under suspicion, she went right into her act. How could I be so stupid?
Det. Patricia Staley: Don't blame yourself, she fooled a lot of people. You're a loving, trusting person, just like Jenny.
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People can really go too far

I remember this story when it happened back in the 1980's as the real Jenny and I were born the same year. This story was one of passion yet jealousy was a strong motive. What those two girls did to Jenny was inhumane as far as I was concerned yet it is a good example of how evil human beings can actually be. I always try to see the good in others, however, people can also be evil. Ellen was definately a diabolical psychopath and Karla was more or less a follower or a wimp. To kill the girl, move into her home afterwards....that really sent chills up my spine! Definate wolves in sheeps clothing and a lesson to all that you cannot be too careful when it comes to trusting others.