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Happy Face Murders

Happy Face Murders

They were searching for a killer. She was searching for a way out.

19994.21h 38mR

Overview

An eccentric older woman implicates her brutal & controlling lover in the murder of a young 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.

Directed by Brian Trenchard-Smith
Written by John Pielmeier
Produced by Diane Jeanné, Ned Welsh
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Top Cast

Ann-Margret

Ann-Margret

Lorraine Petrovich

Marg Helgenberger

Marg Helgenberger

Jen Powell

Henry Thomas

Henry Thomas

Dylan McCarthy

Nicholas Campbell

Nicholas Campbell

Rusty Zuvic

Rick Peters

Rick Peters

Billy Lee Peterson

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David McIlwraith

Alan Sanford

Bruce Gray

Bruce Gray

Ephraim Quince

J.C. MacKenzie

J.C. MacKenzie

Ed Baker

Emily Hampshire

Emily Hampshire

Tracy Billings

Anthony J. Mifsud

Anthony J. Mifsud

Gary Martin

Themes & Keywords

serial killer

About Happy Face Murders

Happy Face Murders is a thriller, crime, drama, tv movie film released in 1999 exploring themes of serial killer. Directed by Brian Trenchard-Smith, it stars Ann-Margret, Marg Helgenberger, Henry Thomas. An eccentric older woman implicates her brutal & controlling lover in the murder of a young 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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