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Happy Face Murders (1999)

R · 1999-09-05 · 1h 38m · EN
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They were searching for a killer. She was searching for a way out.

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.

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Brian Trenchard-SmithDirectorJohn PielmeierWriter

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Ann-MargretAnn-MargretLorraine PetrovichMarg HelgenbergerMarg HelgenbergerJen PowellHenry ThomasHenry ThomasDylan McCarthyNicholas CampbellNicholas CampbellRusty ZuvicRick PetersRick PetersBilly Lee PetersonDavid McIlwraithDavid McIlwraithAlan SanfordBruce GrayBruce GrayEphraim QuinceJ.C. MacKenzieJ.C. MacKenzieEd BakerEmily HampshireEmily HampshireTracy BillingsAnthony J. MifsudAnthony J. MifsudGary MartinChristina CollinsChristina CollinsNancy SevernSean DickSean DickCharlie Severn

Keywords

Serial killer

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Genre affinityThriller · Drama · CrimeTheme affinitySerial KillerDialogue densityDramaDirector preference103669Actor preference153029 · 32978 · 64098Country preferenceCa

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What is Happy Face Murders about?

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.

How long is Happy Face Murders?

Happy Face Murders has a runtime of 98 minutes.