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

Directed by

Paul Schneider

Country

United States

Runtime

1h 33m

Rated

NR

Rating

7.3 of 10 from 3 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

The catalogue in 3D

The film shelves have a room of their own that you can walk around in. The cat behind the counter is the AI Catbot, and they pick real films from the same catalogue when you tell them what you feel like watching. Nothing is for sale, here or in there. Go in from here and this film is already out on the counter, with more like it waiting on the shelf next to it.

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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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