Murder in the Heartland

TV Mini Series
1993
TV-14
2h 37m

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Fairuza Balk and Tim Roth in Murder in the Heartland (1993)

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

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6.5/10

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Nominated for 2 Primetime Emmys
- 1 win & 3 nominations total

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Randy Quaid

Elmer Scheele

Roberts Blossom

Gus Meyer

Tom Bower

Marion Bartlett

Rondi Reed

Jonette Fox

Bob Gunton

Governor Anderson

Ryan Cutrona

C. Lauer Ward

Angie Bolling

Clara Ward

Jake Carpenter

Robert Jensen

Heather Kafka

Carol King

Don Bloomfield

Bobby Colvert

John Hussey

Mr. Jensen (1993)

James Hansen Prince

Deputy Sheriff Bill Romer

John S. Davies

Merle Karnopp

Mark Walters

Chief Robert Ainslie

Jennifer Griffin

Velda Bartlett

Milo O'Shea

Clem Gaughan

Gerry Bamman

Judge Brooks

Jeff Perry

Earl Heflin

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Trivia
Fairuza Balk made an effort to get in touch with the real Caril Ann Fugate in order to make her role more authentic. Fugate, who was living in quiet anonymity in Lansing, Michigan at the time, rejected Balk's invitation and stated that she wanted nothing to do with production.

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7/10

Excellent movie!!!

I remember watching this when it originally aired and taping it because I'm a big Fairuza Balk fan. I just wish it was available on DVD. Everyone involved does a great job. Especially Tim Roth and Fairuza Balk. It made me want to read more about the real story behind the movie. Look for a young Renee Zellweger as Caril Fugate's older sister. I actually like this better than Badlands. Certainly worth watching! They definitely don't make mini-series like this any more. Very gritty!! I wish Fairuza Balk would do more films! There's another Starkweather movie coming out sometime soon, but I doubt it will be as well done. Someone please get this released on DVD!