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The Killing of America

  • 1981
  • R
  • 1h 30m
IMDb RATING
7.5/10
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The Killing of America (1981)
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A documentary of the decline of America. It features footage (most exclusive to this film) from race riots to serial killers and much, much more.A documentary of the decline of America. It features footage (most exclusive to this film) from race riots to serial killers and much, much more.A documentary of the decline of America. It features footage (most exclusive to this film) from race riots to serial killers and much, much more.

  • Director
    • Sheldon Renan
  • Writers
    • Leonard Schrader
    • Chieko Schrader
  • Stars
    • Chuck Riley
    • Ed Dorris
    • Thomas Noguchi
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    • IMDb RATING
    7.5/10
    2.5K
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    • Director
      • Sheldon Renan
    • Writers
      • Leonard Schrader
      • Chieko Schrader
    • Stars
      • Chuck Riley
      • Ed Dorris
      • Thomas Noguchi
    • 42User reviews
    • 24Critic reviews
  • See production info at IMDbPro

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    Chuck Riley
    • Narrator
    Ed Dorris
    • Self
    • (as Sgt. Ed Dorris Ret.)
    Thomas Noguchi
    Thomas Noguchi
    • Self
    Sirhan Sirhan
    Sirhan Sirhan
    • Self
    Wayne Henley
    Wayne Henley
    • Self
    Ed Kemper
    Ed Kemper
    • Self
    • (archive footage)
    Susan Atkins
    Susan Atkins
    • Self
    • (archive footage)
    David Berkowitz
    David Berkowitz
    • Self
    • (archive footage)
    Kenneth Bianchi
    Kenneth Bianchi
    • Self
    • (archive footage)
    Lawrence Bittaker
    Lawrence Bittaker
    • Self
    • (archive footage)
    James Brady
    James Brady
    • Self
    • (archive footage)
    Arthur Bremer
    • Self
    • (archive footage)
    Sam Brown
    • Self
    • (archive footage)
    Louise Bundy
    Louise Bundy
    • Self - Ted Bundy's Mother
    • (archive footage)
    Ted Bundy
    Ted Bundy
    • Self
    • (archive footage)
    Angelo Buono Jr.
    Angelo Buono Jr.
    • Self
    • (archive footage)
    • (as Angelo Buono)
    Dean Corll
    • Self
    • (archive footage)
    Juan Corona
    • Self
    • (archive footage)
    • Director
      • Sheldon Renan
    • Writers
      • Leonard Schrader
      • Chieko Schrader
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    • Trivia
      The film opened in one cinema in New York City, but was never commercially distributed in the USA until it finally received an official release in both DVD and Blu-ray formats by Severin Films on October 25, 2016.
    • Quotes

      [last lines]

      Narrator: While you watched this movie, five of us were murdered. One was the random killing of a stranger.

    • Alternate versions
      The Japanese version of this film runs 116 minutes long. It's called "Violence U.S.A." and is narrated in Japanese. Among the additional things featured in the Japanese version are shots of the Grand Canyon, footage of people surfing, skiing, and playing with Frisbees, and a long tribute to John Lennon.
    • Connections
      Featured in The Madness Is Real: An Interview with Sheldon Renan (2016)
    • Soundtracks
      For What It's Worth
      Written by Stephen Stills
      Performed by Buffalo Springfield
      ©1966 Cotillon Music, Inc
      Ten East Music Springalo Toones
      Used by permission. All rights reserved
      Courtesy of Atlantic Recording Corporation

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    Scary stuff

    The Killing of America is one of those must see documentaries. Unlike other films of this sort(Executions), this is portrayed in a NON exploitational way.

    Very violent, very grim and when you think about the statistics that they show... VERY SCARY!
    • floyd-27
    • Sep 20, 2000
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    • Release date
      • September 5, 1981 (Japan)
    • Countries of origin
      • Japan
      • United States
    • Official site
      • Severin Films
    • Language
      • English
    • Also known as
      • The Killing of America - våldets Amerika
    • Filming locations
      • Calico Ghost Town, Yermo, California, USA(Wild West reenactment)
    • Production companies
      • Filmlink International
      • Towa Productions
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    • Gross worldwide
      • $533
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    • Runtime
      1 hour 30 minutes
    • Color
      • Color
    • Sound mix
      • Mono
    • Aspect ratio
      • 1.33 : 1

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