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    Killers

    • 19961996
    • TV-MATV-MA
    • 1h 37min
    IMDb RATING
    5.5/10
    1.1K
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    Killers (1996)
    HorrorMysteryThriller

    Odessa and Kyle James were just your average American boys until the night they went upstairs and killed their parents in cold blood... and smiled.Odessa and Kyle James were just your average American boys until the night they went upstairs and killed their parents in cold blood... and smiled.Odessa and Kyle James were just your average American boys until the night they went upstairs and killed their parents in cold blood... and smiled.Odessa and Kyle James were just your average American boys until the night they went upstairs and killed their parents in cold blood... and smiled.Odessa and Kyle James were just your average American boys until the night they went upstairs and killed their parents in cold blood... and smiled.

    • Director
      • Mike Mendez
    • Writers
      • Dave Larsen(screenplay)
      • Mike Mendez(screenplay)
    • Stars
      • Dave Larsen
      • David Gunn
      • Damian Hoffer
    Top credits
    • Director
      • Mike Mendez
    • Writers
      • Dave Larsen(screenplay)
      • Mike Mendez(screenplay)
    • Stars
      • Dave Larsen
      • David Gunn
      • Damian Hoffer
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    • 36User reviews
    • 7Critic reviews
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    Killers (1996)
    Killers (1996)
    Killers (1996)
    Susan Laprelle and Timothy Patrick Quill in Killers (1996)
    Renee Cohen and Damian Hoffer in Killers (1996)
    Burke Morgan in Killers (1996)
    Nanette Bianchi in Killers (1996)
    Dave Larsen in Killers (1996)
    David Gunn in Killers (1996)
    Wendy Latta in Killers (1996)
    Carol Baker in Killers (1996)
    Ellis Moore in Killers (1996)

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    Dave Larsen
    • Odessa Jamesas Odessa James
    David Gunn
    • Kyle Jamesas Kyle James
    Damian Hoffer
    • Rea Ryanas Rea Ryan
    Nanette Bianchi
    • Jami Ryanas Jami Ryan
    Renee Cohen
    • Jenny Ryanas Jenny Ryan
    Wendy Latta
    Wendy Latta
    • Lornaas Lorna
    Ivan Vertigo
    • Milleras Miller
    Chad Sommers
    • Bobas Bob
    Ellis Moore
    Ellis Moore
    • Stanleyas Stanley
    Carol Baker
    • Beverlyas Beverly
    Timothy Patrick Quill
    • Mr. Jamesas Mr. James
    Susan Laprelle
    • Mrs. Jamesas Mrs. James
    Burke Morgan
    • Stephen Ryanas Stephen Ryan
    • (as C.T. Miller)
    • Director
      • Mike Mendez
    • Writers
      • Dave Larsen(screenplay)
      • Mike Mendez(screenplay)
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    The James boys, two of America's most media-oriented killers, Odessa and Kyle have escaped from San Quentin's Death Row. In the midst of a fierce storm and pursued by law-enforcement officers, they find sanctuary by bursting in on and taking hostage the ideal American family, or so they think. After they discover that the daughters are two of their biggest fans, the mother isn't quite what she seems, and the father is perhaps more than their equal, the killers realize the cops are the least of their worries. And as the rain pours down and the dragnet moves closer, the question that emerges is, "Will the killers ever see the light of day?" —Ryan
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      • Horror
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      • Thriller
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    • Crazy credits
      Dedicated to the memory of Bonnie Parker, 1910-1934
    • Connections
      References Once Upon a Time in the West (1968)

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    7/10
    Two serial killers take a suburban family hostage, but they're in for a surprise...
    It may be bad... so what? I absolutely love it.

    Parts of it are hilarious because of bad acting, others because they are so farfetched, others because they don't seem to have got anything to do with the rest of the film. (why does the cop kiss the bad guy? why bob?)

    But it really has some things to it. I really like the story, the music, dave larsen as Odessa James and the atmosphere. Oh, and I liked Natural Born Killers and loved From Dusk Till Dawn, so the extra serving of mindless violence did not hurt, either.

    I laughed very hard while watching it, and so will you if you have a thing for bad movies... you simply have to like it :-)
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    • Dec 20, 2000

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    • Country of origin
      • United States
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      • Official site
    • Also known as
      • Real Killers
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    • Budget
      • $100,000 (estimated)
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    • Runtime
      • 1h 37min
    • Aspect ratio
      • 1.85 : 1

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