Honor Thy Father and Mother: The True Story of the Menendez Murders (1994)

Directed by

Paul Schneider

Genre

tv movie, drama, crime

Country

United States

Runtime

1h 33m

Rated

NR

Rating

7.3 of 10 from 3 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

This film dramatizes the real 1989 murders of a wealthy couple in Beverly Hills by their two sons. It covers the killings and the trials that followed, focusing on the brothers and the family's hidden tensions.

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What happens

Honor Thy Father and Mother: The True Story of the Menendez Murders is a 1994 American biographical crime drama film directed by Paul Schneider and written by Michael J. Murray, based on the novel Blood Brothers by Ron Soble and John Johnson. The film follows the 1989 murders of José and Mary "Kitty" Menendez by their sons, Lyle and Erik Menendez, in Beverly Hills, California, and the subsequent murder trials. It stars James Farentino, Jill Clayburgh, Billy Warlock, and David Berón. The film premiered in the United States on April 18, 1994, and received mixed reviews from critics. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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