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Hanging Heart (1989)

Hanging Heart poster
Directed by
Jimmy Lee
Genre
horror
Country
United States
Runtime
1h 43m
Rating
3.4 of 10 from 7 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb

How it feels

A stage actor gets arrested for killing his girlfriend. Then more murders happen that look the same. A wealthy lawyer who is obsessed with him tries to defend him.

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What happens

Hanging Heart is a 1989 American slasher film written and directed by Jimmy Lee, and starring Barry Wyatt, Jake Henry, and Francine Lapensée. Its plot follows a stage actor who is arrested for his girlfriend's murder, followed by a series of similar slayings, while he is defended by a benefactor and attorney who is romantically obsessed with him. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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