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The gory ax-murder of one mousy, suburban Texas housewife by another is nearly as shocking as the excuse offered by the bespectacled defendant's attorney: self-defense.
Keywords
texas
self-defense
based on true story
true crime
extramarital affair
bludgeoning
axe murder
courtroom drama
Casts

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
Crews

Stephen Gyllenhaal
Director
Burton Weinstein
Supervising Sound Editor
Janet Lucas Lawler
Costume Design
Jimi White
Makeup Artist
Jack Marty
Art Direction
Mary Rose
Costume Designer
Rob Edleson
Set Decoration
Andrew Richter
Associate Producer
Bruce J. Sallan
Executive Producer
Courtney Pledger
Producer
Judith A. Polone
Executive Producer

Richard Gibbs
Original Music Composer

Cynthia Cidre
Co-Producer

Robert Elswit
Director of Photography
Shari Hamrick
Associate Producer
Dan Witt
Producer
Harvey Rosenstock
Editor

Cynthia Cidre
Teleplay

John Bloom
Book
James Atkinson
Book
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