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When Love Kills: The Seduction of John Hearn (1993) - Movie Browser

A personal ad in Soldier of Fortune leads to murder — yes, this really happened.

true crime sleaze90s tabloid trashsuburban nightmare

Overview

TV Movie Thriller

A woman places an ad in the "Soldier of Fortune" magazine to hire a contract killer.

Content warning

hitman vietnam veteran truck driver

manipulation and controleconomic desperationtoxic intimacymoral bankruptcy

Standout Aspects

Acting

Gary Cole's sweaty desperation as a man who answers the wrong ad.

Direction

Larry Elikann treats sleazy material with unsettling earnestness.

Production

Shot-for-TV aesthetic that accidentally amplifies the grimy reality.

Best for:Solo·Background·Rewatch

Heads up:Violence·Disturbing

Director

Larry Elikann

ReleasedMay 18, 1993

Runtime3h 12m

StatusReleased

Vibe

Pacesteady

Intensitymedium

Tonedark

Feelmedium

Alexander/Enright & Associates

Top Cast

Gary Cole

John Hearn

Marg Helgenberger

Debbie Banister

Gregg Henry

Joe Banister

Michael Jeter

Bob Black

Shirley Knight

Edna Larson

Stan Shaw

Gerst

Kathleen Wilhoite

Cheryl

Julie Harris

Alice

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