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The Kill-Off is a 1989 American crime drama film written and directed by Maggie Greenwald, based on a 1957 novel of the same name by Jim Thompson. It was an independent film, produced by Lydia Dean Pilcher and shot by Declan Quinn in his film debut.
Synopsis. Luane is a bed ridden hypochondriac, a black widow who has sat for years in the center of a web of telephone lines. Her poison tongue spreads gossip and innuendos about the various denizens of the town.
The Kill-Off: Directed by Maggie Greenwald. With Loretta Gross, Andrew Lee Barrett, Jackson Sims, Steve Monroe. Business at The Pavilion bar is down so Pete and Rags decide that the best way to get The Pavilion off the skids is to turn it into a strip joint.
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- Crime, Drama
- Maggie Greenwald
- 1990-02-09
Sep 10, 2012 · Loretta Gross, memorably nasty as the twisted invalid, is backed up by equally efficient unknowns, while Declan Quinn 's camerawork creates a vivid atmosphere of claustrophobic despair.
Synopsis. Gossip Can Kill. In a seedy New Jersey nightclub, gossip turns to murder when the owner Pete hires exotic dancer Danny Lee, who starts up an affair with barfly Ralph, much to the chagrin of his bedridden wife, Luane. Cast. Crew.
- Maggie Greenwald
- Palace Pictures
Set in a decaying beach town in America s North East, The Kill-Off centres around the bedridden Luane (Gross) who seeks to control the lives of the six other characters through vicious gossip.
Oct 19, 1990 · The Kill-Off is a daring, down-and-dirty thriller. Though Greenwald tinkers with the ending (she reveals the killer; Thompson did not), she refuses to soften the author’s view of...