Murder in the Heartland 

A wanna-be tough guy and his 14-year-old girlfriend go on a murder spree.

Stars:

Randy Quaid, Roberts Blossom, Tom Bower

Nominated for 2 Primetime Emmys. Another 1 win & 1 nomination.

Cast

Complete series cast summary:
Randy Quaid	...	Elmer Scheele 2 episodes, 1993
Roberts Blossom	...	Gus Meyer 2 episodes, 1993
Tom Bower	...	Marion Bartlett 2 episodes, 1993
Rondi Reed	...	Jonette Fox 2 episodes, 1993
Bob Gunton	...	Governor Anderson 2 episodes, 1993
Ryan Cutrona	...	C. Lauer Ward 2 episodes, 1993
Angie Bolling	...	Clara Ward 2 episodes, 1993
Jake Carpenter	...	Robert Jensen 2 episodes, 1993
Heather Kafka	...	Carol King 2 episodes, 1993
Don Bloomfield	...	Bobby Colvert 2 episodes, 1993
John Hussey	...	Mr. Jensen (1993) 2 episodes, 1993
James Hansen Prince	...	Deputy Sheriff Bill Romer 2 episodes, 1993
John S. Davies	...	Merle Karnopp 2 episodes, 1993
Mark Walters	...	Chief Robert Ainslie 2 episodes, 1993
Jennifer Griffin	...	Velda Bartlett 2 episodes, 1993
Milo O'Shea	...	Clem Gaughan 2 episodes, 1993
Gerry Bamman	...	Judge Brooks 2 episodes, 1993
Jeff Perry	...	Earl Heflin 2 episodes, 1993
Connie Cooper	...	Hazel Heflin 2 episodes, 1993
Fairuza Balk	...	Caril Ann Fugate 2 episodes, 1993
Brian Dennehy	...	John McArthur 2 episodes, 1993
Kate Reid	...	Pansy Street 2 episodes, 1993
Tim Roth	...	Charles Starkweather 2 episodes, 1993

Storyline

A wanna-be tough guy and his 14-year-old girlfriend go on a murder spree.

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Plot Keywords:

murder | tv mini series | violence | psychopath | nebraska | 

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Genres:

Drama | Thriller

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Details

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

1993 (USA)

Also Known As:

Starkweather: Murder in the Heartland

Filming Locations:

McKinney, Texas, USA

Company Credits

Production Co:

O'Hara-Horowitz Productions

Technical Specs

Runtime:

157 min

Sound Mix:

Stereo

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.33 : 1

Did You Know?

Trivia

Kate Reid's last film.

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Connections

Version of Badlands (1973)

User Reviews

A true story..played hard and graphic!

As a child I remember reading about CarilAnn Fugate in one of those"Whatever Happened To.." books that my mother used to read!Of course she was still in the Nebraska Women's Prison,filing her appeals to her parole board.Some years later a discussion came up in my college psychology class about CarilAnn Fugate's recent release from prison and her apparent "antisocial personality disorder".Then in 1993 she popped-up out of nowhere,calling an angry press conference and venting her wrath over the airing of a TV movie about her "ordeal" as a "child" Naturally,being a movie and crime buff,I became fascinated with the Starkweather-Fugate case!Reading almost anything I could get my hands on about it and even watching "Badlands" and was surprised how close it came to the truth!However,I couldn't wait to finally see "Murder in the Heartland"! Hoping to maybe see the case played out and form some opinion about it for myself! Well...This movie definitely shows the known facts of the murder spree and sticks almost completely to the testimonies and the speculations!Perhaps so much that it leaves the viewer confused about young CarilAnn's actual level of involvement and the harshness of her consequences!Played to eerie perfection by Tim Roth and Fairuza Balk.The harrowing murder spree of Charles Starkweather and CarilAnn Fugate is one that will shock and bewilder!!