Right to Kill? (1985)
- Directed by
- John Erman
- Genre
- drama film, crime film
- Country
- United States
- Runtime
- 1h 40m
- Rating
- 7.2 of 10 from 6 voters
- Elsewhere
- IMDb
How it feels
Two teenagers in Wyoming are charged with killing their abusive father. The movie shows the abuse they endured and the legal case that followed.
tenseheavybleakemotionalfamily-focuseddisturbinggrittyslow-burn
What happens
Right to Kill? is a 1985 American made-for-television drama film directed by John Erman and written by Joyce Eliason. It is based on a true story of two teens living in Wyoming, Richard Jahnke and Deborah Jahnke, who were charged for the killing of their psychotically abusive father, Richard Jahnke, Sr. The made-for-TV movie was filmed at W.W. Samuell High School in Dallas, Texas in 1985 and aired nationally on May 22, 1985, on ABC. The film's leading actors were Frederic Forrest (Oscar-nominated for The Rose in 1979) and Justine Bateman, who was nominated for an Emmy for playing the role of an emotionally and physically abused daughter in this movie. The cast included Frederic Forrest, Christopher Collet, Karmin Murcelo, Justine Bateman, Ann Wedgeworth and J. T. Walsh. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)
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