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Murder in the Heartland
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Wikipedia article
'Murder in the Heartland' is a television miniseries that aired on ABC in 1993. It was based on the 195758 murder spree carried out by 19-year-old Charles Starkweather throughout Nebraska and Wyoming. Starkweather is played by Tim Roth. The first half of the miniseries covers the murders. The second half covers the trials of Starkweather and Caril Ann Fugate, his 14-year-old grooming victim. Their increasingly disparate versions of events are contrasted as the trials unfold.
The film received strong praise from critics and Emmy nominations.
Production
The entire film was shot on location in and around McKinney and Dallas, Texas.
Brian Dennehy was nominated for the Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Limited Series or Movie. Ronald Victor Garcia was nominated for the Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Cinematography for a Limited Series or Movie.
An edited version of the production saw a limited release on VHS.
See also
*'The Sadist', a 1963 film by James Landis.
*Terrence Malick's 1973 movie 'Badlands', and the title song from Bruce Springsteen's 1982 album 'Nebraska'.
*The 1994 film 'Natural Born Killers' was also partly inspired by these events.
*The 2004 film 'Starkweather' directed by Bryon Werner.
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