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Happy Face Murders (1999)

They were searching for a killer. She was searching for a way out.

Genre : Thriller, Crime, Drama, TV Movie

Runtime : 1H 38M

Director : Brian Trenchard-Smith

Synopsis

An eccentric older woman implicates her brutal & controlling lover in the murder of a young retarded girl. Absorbed with "Murder She Wrote" and "Matlock", she creates details of the murder from clues she picks up from the detectives on the case. Implicating herself and sentenced to jail, she then recants her testimony. But no one believes her until clues surface from the real killer that he is still out there, has killed before, and will kill again. He signs his messages with Happy Faces.

Actors

Ann-Margret
Ann-Margret
Lorraine Petrovich
Marg Helgenberger
Marg Helgenberger
Jen Powell
Henry Thomas
Henry Thomas
Dylan McCarthy
Nicholas Campbell
Nicholas Campbell
Rusty Zuvic
Rick Peters
Rick Peters
Billy Lee Peterson
David McIlwraith
David McIlwraith
Alan Sanford
Bruce Gray
Bruce Gray
Ephraim Quince
J. C. MacKenzie
J. C. MacKenzie
Ed Baker
Emily Hampshire
Emily Hampshire
Tracy Billings
Anthony J. Mifsud
Anthony J. Mifsud
Gary Martin
Christina Collins
Christina Collins
Nancy Severn
Sean Dick
Sean Dick
Charlie Severn
Lynne Deragon
Lynne Deragon
Virginia Billings
Raoul Bhaneja
Raoul Bhaneja
Dr. Mike Strong
Katya Gardner
Katya Gardner
Rachel
James Downing
James Downing
Jake
Carole Mackereth
Carole Mackereth
Laura
Sarain Boylan
Sarain Boylan
Jill Watkins
Jackie Richardson
Jackie Richardson
Judge Hoyle
Marcia Bennett
Marcia Bennett
Judge Peale
Vickie Papavs
Vickie Papavs
Trucking Secretary
Len Doncheff
Len Doncheff
Sheriff Frank Rogers
Richard Blackburn
Richard Blackburn
Sergeant Blakely
Sonia Dhillon Tully
Sonia Dhillon Tully
Secretarial Assistant

Crews

Brian Trenchard-Smith
Brian Trenchard-Smith
Director
John Pielmeier
John Pielmeier
Writer
John Cosgrove
John Cosgrove
Executive Producer
Diane Jeanné
Diane Jeanné
Producer
Terry Dunn Meurer
Terry Dunn Meurer
Executive Producer
Ned Welsh
Ned Welsh
Producer
Peter Bernstein
Peter Bernstein
Music
Albert J. Dunk
Albert J. Dunk
Director of Photography
Bill Goddard
Bill Goddard
Editor
Ed Hanna
Ed Hanna
Production Design
Bob Sher
Bob Sher
Art Direction
Marlene Graham
Marlene Graham
Set Decoration
Alex Kavanagh
Alex Kavanagh
Costume Design
Maribeth Knezev
Maribeth Knezev
Makeup Artist

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