The gory ax-murder of one suburban Texas housewife by another is nearly as shocking as the excuse offered by the bespectacled defendant's attorney: self-defense.
Cast
Barbara Hershey
Candy Morrison
Brian Dennehy
Ed Reivers
John Terry
Stan Blankenship
Richard Gilliland
Dale Morrison
Lee Garlington
Peggy Blankenship
Hal Holbrook
Dr. Beardsley
Matthew Posey
Norman Billings
James Monroe Black
Dr. Giles
Dennis Letts
Chief McAlester
Marco Perella
Rick Slocum
Norman Bennett
Jim Ramsey
Jerry Haynes
Judge Scott
Rodger Boyce
Rex Staples
Daphne Eckler
Dede Alexander
Jan DeWitt
Connie Keating
Crew
Stephen Gyllenhaal
Director
Cynthia Cidre
Teleplay, Co-Producer
John Bloom
Book
James Atkinson
Book
Harvey Rosenstock
Editor
Robert Elswit
Director of Photography
Judith A. Polone
Executive Producer
Bruce J. Sallan
Executive Producer
Courtney Pledger
Producer
Dan Witt
Producer
Shari Hamrick
Associate Producer
Andrew Richter
Associate Producer
Mary Rose
Costume Designer
Janet Lucas Lawler
Costume Design
Jimi White
Makeup Artist
Burton Weinstein
Supervising Sound Editor
Richard Gibbs
Original Music Composer
Rob Edleson
Set Decoration
Jack Marty
Art Direction
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