The Killer Inside Me is a 1976 American neo-noir[1] crime drama film directed by Burt Kennedy and based on Jim Thompson's novel of the same name.[2] 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, Susan Tyrrell, and Tisha Sterling.

The Killer Inside Me
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Directed by	Burt Kennedy
Written by	Edward Mann Robert Chamblee
Based on	The Killer Inside Me by Jim Thompson
Produced by	Michael W. Leighton
Starring	Stacy Keach Susan Tyrrell Tisha Sterling
Cinematography	William A. Fraker
Edited by	Danford B. Greene Aaron Stell
Music by	Tim McIntire John Rubinstein
Distributed by	Warner Bros.
Release date	October 1976
Running time	99 minutes
Country	United States
Language	English

A 2010 remake was directed by Michael Winterbottom.

Plot

Beneath his likable exterior, Lou Ford, the sheriff of a small Texas town, is a sadistic sociopath with violent sexual tastes. When Lou gets involved with a local prostitute's blackmail schemes, the carefully crafted facade he maintains begins to unravel into a killing spree.

Cast

• Stacy Keach as Lou Ford
• Susan Tyrrell as Joyce Lakeland
• Tisha Sterling as Amy Stanton
• Keenan Wynn as Chester Conway
• Don Stroud as Elmer
• Charles McGraw as Howard Hendricks
• John Dehner as Bob Maples
• Pepe Serna as Johnny Lopez
• John Carradine as Dr. Jason Smith
• Royal Dano as Father
• Julie Adams as Mother

Remake

Michael Winterbottom directed a 2010 remake of the film starring Casey Affleck as Lou Ford, Jessica Alba as Joyce Lakeland, and Kate Hudson as Amy Stanton. The 2010 version contains more details about the history of Ford and his brother as well as a somewhat different ending.

References

External links

• The Killer Inside Me at IMDb
• The Killer Inside Me at AllMovie

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