The Killer Inside Me (1976 film)

The Killer Inside Me is a 1976 American crime drama film directed by Burt Kennedy and based on Jim Thompsons novel of the same name. In this adaption, the action was shifted from the west Texas oilfields to a Montana mining town, and several other changes made. It stars Stacy Keach and Susan Tyrrell.

Usually a law officer is a figure of trust in a small community. Unfortunately for the residents of a small Montana town, Lou Ford is an exception. Behind his easygoing, likeable shell is an intensely violent core resulting from an abusive childhood. In a diner one day Lou sees his dead father and hears voices, the first hint that he may have mental problems. When Lou gets involved with a local prostitutes blackmail schemes, the carefully crafted facade he maintains begins to unravel into a vicious killing spree that leads to a thoughtprovoking and disturbing conclusion.The New York Times said The Killer Inside Me is a mess, a movie that cant decide whether it wants to be a noirish mystery, a horror flick or a psychological thriller. The Cinema de Merde website says It seems to me that these characters, this setting, and this story would be extremely difficult to bring off the page, but this movie is cast and located so perfectly, it makes it even more of a shame that the screenplay butchered the content of the novel so badly. ........

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