Blue-Eyed Butcher (2012)

Texas beauty Susan Wright appeared to have a fairytale life with an adoring husband, Jeff, two beautiful kids, and close family and friends. But in 2003, six years into their marriage, the ... See full summary »

Director:

Stephen Kay

Writers:

Michael J. Murray, Jamie Pachino

Stars:

Sara Paxton, Justin Bruening, W. Earl Brown

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Sara Paxton	...	Susan Wright
Justin Bruening	...	Jeff Wright
W. Earl Brown	...	Thomas Dean
Michael Gross	...	Ron Wright
Lucinda Jenney	...	Susan's Mother
Annie Corley	...	Mrs. Wright
David Marciano	...	Detective
Matthew Del Negro	...	Jeff's Co-worker
Erin Cahill	...	Cindy
Annie Wersching	...	Allie
Lisa Edelstein	...	Kelly Siegler
Jon Curry	...	Ben Furhman
Sam McMurray	...	Dr. Sheffield
Vyto Ruginis	...	Philip Gross
Pat Skipper	...	Judge

Storyline

Texas beauty Susan Wright appeared to have a fairytale life with an adoring husband, Jeff, two beautiful kids, and close family and friends. But in 2003, six years into their marriage, the fairy tale crumbles when Jeff is found dead and buried in the backyard of their suburban home. The close-knit community is shocked as police accuse Susan of pre-meditated murder -- luring her husband into the bedroom, tying him up and violently stabbing him almost 200 times before haphazardly cleaning up the crime scene. As Jeff's family reels from the devastating news, Susan begins to mount her aggressive defense; that she needed to kill Jeff out of self-preservation for herself and her children after years of physical and mental abuse. But prosecutor Kelly Siegler is skeptical of her defense and forcefully argues she is a cunning, doe-eyed sociopath, who has used her good looks to try to get away with anything in life -- even murder.

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Plot Keywords:

violence | blood | jail sentence | bloody mattress | hot candle wax | 

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Taglines:

She did it 193 times

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Genres:

Biography | Crime | Drama | Thriller

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Certificate:

TV-14

Did You Know?

Trivia

Susan Wright was denied parole again on July 24th 2017

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Goofs

When Justin invites Sara over to his place for the first time, he puts on a new shirt, at the back of the shirt the label is first shown on his back but when he opens the door for her, it has moved up near his shoulder.

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Connections

Referenced in Will of Fortune (2014)

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Soundtracks

You're So Worth It
Written and Performed by Giles Edward Palmer and Mick Lister
Courtesy of Extreme Music

User Reviews

One of the Better LMFC

For a Lifetime Movie for Chicks, this was very well done. Seemed like the producer of Friday Nigni Lights had a hand, based on the cinematography.

Details

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

3 March 2012 (USA)

Also Known As:

Killing Mr. Wright

Box Office

Budget:

$10,000 (estimated)

Company Credits

Production Co:

Lifetime, SilverScreen Pictures, Sony Pictures Television

Technical Specs

Runtime:

85 min

Sound Mix:

Stereo

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.78 : 1