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The Todd Killings

The Todd Killings
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Directed by Barry Shear
Produced by Barry Shear
Written by Dennis Murphy
Joel Oliansky
Starring Robert F. Lyons
Richard Thomas
Belinda Montgomery
Barbara Bel Geddes
Music by Leonard Rosenman
Cinematography Harold E. Stine
Edited by Walter Thompson
Production
company
Distributed by Warner Bros.
Release date
  • October 20, 1971 (1971-10-20) (U.S.)
Running time
93 minutes
Country United States
Language English

The Todd Killings is a 1971 psychological thriller, directed by Barry Shear and starring Robert F. Lyons, Richard Thomas, Belinda Montgomery, and Barbara Bel Geddes. It is based on the true crimes of serial killer Charles Schmid in the 1960s.

Skipper Todd (Robert F. Lyons) is a ne'er-do-well who spends his time wanting to be a rock star and playing mentor to the local high school crowd while sponging off of his mother (Barbara Bel Geddes). He is also the chief suspect in the disappearance of a local girl. After befriending naive Billy Roy (Richard Thomas), Todd sets his sights on Roberta (Belinda Montgomery).

The film was released theatrically in the United States by Warner Bros. in October 1971.

The film was given a belated VHS release by Warner Home Video in 1993. It was released on DVD in 2010 via the Warner Archive on-demand service. This release is anamorphic 2:35:1.

The Todd Killings was the subject of an Angry Samoans song of the same name, released in 1982 on their Back from Samoa LP.



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