Bruce Quist Husband as Husband. Erzsebet Sziky Hitchiker as Hitchiker. John McNaughton. More like this. Watch options. Storyline Edit. Loosely based on serial killer Henry Lee Lucas , the film follows Henry and his roommate Otis who Henry introduces to murdering randomly selected people. The killing spree depicted in the film starts after Otis' sister Becky comes to stay with them. The people they kill are strangers and in one particularly gruesome attack, kill all three members of a family during a home invasion.
Henry lacks compassion in everything he does and isn't the kind to leave behind witnesses - of any kind. The shocking true story of Henry Lee Lucas.
Biography Crime Drama Horror Thriller. Did you know Edit. Goofs In the opening shot of the movie of a woman's body, the "dead" woman Mary Demas takes a few breaths towards the end of the shot, as seen by the movement of her stomach.
The filmmakers point this out in the commentary, and show additional footage in the outtakes. Quotes Store clerk : How about those Bears? Crazy credits Before the film begins the following can be read: "This film is a fictional dramatization of certain events.
The film is based partly on confessions of a person named Henry, many of which he later recanted. As to Otis and Betty, the film is fictional.
In , distributor Electric Pictures submitted it for classification with 38 seconds already removed the pan across the hotel room and into the bathroom, revealing the semi-naked woman on the toilet with a broken bottle stuck in her mouth.
Electric Pictures had performed this edit themselves without the approval of director John McNaughton because they feared it was such an extreme image so early in the film, it would turn the board against them. The film was classified 18 for theatrical release in April , but only if 24 seconds were cut from the family massacre scene primarily involving the shots where Otis gropes the mother's breasts both prior to killing her and after she is dead. Total time cut from the film: 62 seconds.
Connections Featured in Gorgon Video Magazine User reviews Review. Top review. I am 57 years old. I've seen many films in my lifetime.
I am not easily frightened or upset by movies. I am partial to drama and documentaries. I can count on one hand the films that I have found to be so deeply disturbing, that I later regretted seeing them. This film is among them. It is possible to "see too much" in this life, and once seen, some sights remain trapped in your head FOREVER short of getting a lobotomy, or being hypnotized. Leaving the theater that day, I honestly felt as though I had actually witnessed several murders.
I was really shaken by the horrific realism of this cinematic event. I was sorry that I had seen the film, but it was too late to retract the terror that, even today, still remains in my memory.
Some things are so emotionally damaging, that perhaps they should be left alone. This film was so powerfully unsettling for me, that I feel a need to warn others of the emotional impact. This speaks well of the directors skill at scaring movie-goers, but approach with caution please.
This is a very heavy movie. The Honeymoon Killers is another film that I regret seeing. Would that I could forget that nightmare! FAQ From all reports, he did what he was told to do and he did it well. In , he married high school classmate, Maretta Brabham.
In addition to becoming a husband, he also took on the role of stepfather to Brabham's daughter. Not long after he was married, Wallace began using drugs—and his drug of choice was crack cocaine. To pay for the narcotics, he began burglarizing homes and businesses. While stationed in Washington, he was served with burglary warrants for crimes in the Seattle metro area. In January , he was arrested for breaking into a hardware store, and later plead guilty to a charge of second-degree burglary.
The judge sentenced him to two years of supervised probation but according to his probation officer, Wallace blew off most of the mandatory meetings.
In February , Wallace broke into his old high school and the radio station where he once worked. He stole video and recording equipment and was caught trying to pawn them. In , he was arrested for breaking and entering. Due to his near-perfect service record, Wallace managed to get an Honorable Discharge from the Navy when his criminal activity came to light, but he was sent on his way. Shortly thereafter, his wife him. In November of that year, he relocated to Charlotte, North Carolina where he found work at several fast-food restaurants.
Wallace was arrested on March 13, For 12 hours, he confessed to the murders of 10 women in Charlotte. He described in detail the women's appearances; how he'd raped, robbed, and killed them; and spoke about his crack addiction. Over the next two years, Wallace's trial was delayed due to the choice of venue, DNA evidence from murdered victims, and jury selection. Proceedings began in September On January 7, , Wallace was found guilty of nine murders.
On January 29, he was sentenced to nine death sentences. On June 5, , Wallace married a former prison nurse, Rebecca Torrijas, in a ceremony that was held next to the execution chamber where he has been sentenced to die. Since his conviction, Wallace has made several appeals in an attempt to overturn his death sentences. He stated that his confessions had been coerced and his Constitutional rights had been violated. His appeal to the U.
Her corpse was not discovered until weeks later. Wallace was questioned by the police regarding her disappearance but was never formally charged in her murder. He was also questioned in connection with the attempted rape of a year-old Barnwell girl, but again, was not charged. In May , Wallace picked up Sharon Nance, a convicted drug dealer and known prostitute. When she demanded payment for her services, Wallace beat her to death, then dropped her body by the railroad tracks.
She was found a few days later. In June , he raped and strangled Caroline Love at her apartment, then dumped her body in a wooded area. Love was a friend of Wallace's girlfriend. After he killed her, he and her sister filed a missing person's report at the police station. It would be almost two years March before her body was discovered.
On February 19, , Wallace strangled Shawna Hawk at her home after first having sex with her and later went to her funeral. Hawk worked at Taco Bell, where Wallace was her supervisor.
On June 22, he raped and strangled coworker Audrey Spain. Her body was found two days later. On August 10, , Wallace raped and strangled Valencia M. Jumper—a friend of his sister—then set her on fire to cover up his crime.
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