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The Killing Secret

  • TV Movie
  • 1997
  • TV-PG
  • 1h 26m
IMDb RATING
6.1/10
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Soleil Moon Frye, Mark Kassen, and Ari Meyers in The Killing Secret (1997)
CrimeDramaMystery

A pregnant teen is murdered and a popular high-school senior is suspected. But will his girlfriend stick by him to prove his innocence despite the fact that she has bonded with the victim's ... Read allA pregnant teen is murdered and a popular high-school senior is suspected. But will his girlfriend stick by him to prove his innocence despite the fact that she has bonded with the victim's mother?A pregnant teen is murdered and a popular high-school senior is suspected. But will his girlfriend stick by him to prove his innocence despite the fact that she has bonded with the victim's mother?

  • Director
    • Noel Nosseck
  • Writer
    • Rob Fresco
  • Stars
    • Ari Meyers
    • Soleil Moon Frye
    • Mark Kassen
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  • IMDb RATING
    6.1/10
    954
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    • Director
      • Noel Nosseck
    • Writer
      • Rob Fresco
    • Stars
      • Ari Meyers
      • Soleil Moon Frye
      • Mark Kassen
    • 16User reviews
    • 2Critic reviews
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    Mark Kassen and Ari Meyers in The Killing Secret (1997)
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    Ari Meyers
    Ari Meyers
    • Nicole Voss
    Soleil Moon Frye
    Soleil Moon Frye
    • Emily De Capprio
    Mark Kassen
    Mark Kassen
    • Greg Dunleavy
    • (as Mark Krassenbaum)
    John O'Hurley
    John O'Hurley
    • Ted Dunleavy
    Cindy Pickett
    Cindy Pickett
    • Mrs. Voss
    Erika Flores
    Erika Flores
    • Sharon
    Todd Rulapaugh
    Todd Rulapaugh
    • P.J.
    Tess Harper
    Tess Harper
    • Tina Decapprio
    Rasool Jahan
    Rasool Jahan
    • Kim
    • (as Rasool J'Han)
    Sean Bridgers
    Sean Bridgers
    • Aaron Clemens
    Ben Epps
    Ben Epps
    • Detective Bill Rodlauer
    Lorri Lindberg
    • Detective Connie Lang
    Joanna Canton
    Joanna Canton
    • Stacy
    J. Michael Hunter
    • Cal
    Deborah Hobart
    Deborah Hobart
    • Rachel Dunleavy
    Brandon Frazier
    • Andy Decapprio
    Robby Preddy
    • Principal
    Mert Hatfield
    Mert Hatfield
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      • Rob Fresco
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    • Trivia
      This movie is loosely based on the murder of Jeanette Garcia of San Antonio, Texas. She was reported missing on February 12, 1993. She was 15-years old and approximately 3 months pregnant at the time of her death.

      Garcia was kidnapped and tortured for twelve days before she was strangled. Her body was discovered by a road crew off of Highway 46 in Canyon Lake, Texas.

      The case remains unsolved.
    • Goofs
      When Greg and Nicole are at their final dance after graduation, the singer on stage is shown in a shot singing into the mike, and as the camera pans away, the singer moves the mike down to her waist, but she can still be heard singing.
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    6/10
    Good until last 15 minutes
    Nicole Voss (Ari Meyers) is the head cheerleader, and Greg Dunleavy (Mark Kassen) is the captain of the football team. Together they form a perfect couple except he cheats on her with Emily DeCapprio (Soleil Moon Frye). She gets pregnant and makes demands on Greg. Greg turns and kills her. Meanwhile Nicole befriends missing Emily's mother Tina (Tess Harper) without knowing their other connection.

    This would make a fairly good after school special or Lifetime movie. It has good elements in this. The young couple are nice white bread teenagers. Punky Brewster doesn't have that much screen time. Tess Harper is absolutely solid as the grieving mother.

    There are problems with the last 15 minutes. The cop was too dismissive, and how hard is it for her to yell out that she found the button? Instead she steals a file from the cops. It would have been better if Greg just go nuts after the party. The final ending is just a big letdown.
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    • Release date
      • January 6, 1997 (United States)
    • Country of origin
      • United States
    • Language
      • English
    • Also known as
      • Dödlig hemlighet
    • Filming locations
      • Davidson Lake, North Carolina, USA
    • Production company
      • Robert Greenwald Productions
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    • Runtime
      1 hour 26 minutes
    • Color
      • Color
    • Sound mix
      • Stereo
    • Aspect ratio
      • 1.33 : 1

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