Killer Diller (2004)

A guitar playing car thief meets an autistic savant piano player, and together they transform a group of reluctant halfway house convicts into The Killer Diller Blues Band.

Director:

Tricia Brock

Writers:

Clyde Edgerton (novel), Tricia Brock (screenplay)

Stars:

William Lee Scott, Lucas Black, Fred Willard

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Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
William Lee Scott	...	Wesley
Lucas Black	...	Vernon
Fred Willard	...	Ned
John Michael Higgins	...	Deermont
W. Earl Brown	...	Holister
Taj Mahal	...	J.R. Cox
Mary Kay Place	...	Dr. Gwen Bradley
Robert Wisdom	...	Moker
Ashley Johnson	...	Angie
Niki J. Crawford	...	Shanita
RonReaco Lee	...	Ben
Lawrence Lowe	...	Lonnie
Jared Tyler	...	Raymond
Davenia McFadden	...	Deputy Rhodell Larkin
Matt Clark	...	Barge Captain

Storyline

A guitar playing car thief meets an autistic savant piano player, and together they transform a group of reluctant halfway house convicts into The Killer Diller Blues Band.

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Plot Keywords:

halfway house | guitar | thief | blues | piano | 

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Taglines:

Trouble brought them together. The music set them free.

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Genres:

Drama | Music

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Motion Picture Rating (MPAA)

Rated PG-13 for some language

Details

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

March 2004 (USA)

Also Known As:

Bottleneck

Filming Locations:

Columbia, Missouri, USA

Box Office

Budget:

$2,000,000 (estimated)

Company Credits

Production Co:

Bulwark Entertainment, Sprocketdyne Entertainment

Technical Specs

Runtime:

95 min

Color:

Color

Did You Know?

Trivia

Niki J. Crawford (Shanita) on vocals, and 'Lawrence Lowe' (Lonnie) on drums, played all the musical parts themselves.

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Connections

Remake of The Car Kid (2002)

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Soundtracks

"Judge Boushay's Blues"
Written by Furry Lewis
Arranged by Tree Adams

User Reviews

Killer Diller

I went and saw the Movie Killer Diller in Columbia, Missouri and thought that it was an excellent movie. I was really excited to see it because I attend the school that the movie was filmed on. Watching the movie was really awesome because I saw several people that I knew or had classes with. Anywho this is a really awesome movie. I love the music!!! Several scenes take place behind Linn Memorial church which is located on our campus. The concert at the very end was filmed inside our field house. In one part of the film it looks like there is a building being worked on in the background. that is where one of the towns pizza shops was but the summer before it burned down and they are rebuilding. I also recognized some of the actors which made viewing the movie cool. One of the actors I don't know his name. I'm pretty sure that he was on the t.v. show Sister, Sister on the Disney Channel.