Right To Kill
Brief Synopsis
An IRS agent subjects his wife, son and daughter to daily abuse; his son ends it with a shotgun.
Cast & Crew
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John Erman
Director
Frederic Forrest
Richard Jahnke Sr
Justine Bateman
Deborah Jahnke
Christopher Collet
Richard Jahnke Jr
Karmin Murcelo
Maria Jahnke
Ann Wedgeworth
Eve Whitcomb
Film Details
Also Known As
Right to Kill?
Genre
Documentary
Drama
Release Date
1985
Production Company
ABC Entertainment Group; CFI Hollywood; Panavision, Ltd.
Location
Dallas, Texas, USA
Technical Specs
Duration
2h
Synopsis
The subject of domestic violence was addressed here in the fact-based story of a father shot to death by his teenaged son, fed up with the physical and emotional abuse he, his sister and their mother have been taking for years. Although the actual story took place in South Dakota, the film was shot entirely on location in Dallas, Texas.
Director
John Erman
Director
Cast
Frederic Forrest
Richard Jahnke Sr
Justine Bateman
Deborah Jahnke
Christopher Collet
Richard Jahnke Jr
Karmin Murcelo
Maria Jahnke
Ann Wedgeworth
Eve Whitcomb
Terry O'quinn
Jim Barrett
Lisa Blake Richards
Vera Scofield
J.t. Walsh
Major Vegvary
Alison Bartlett-o'reilly
Candy
John Jackson
Social Worker
Randy Moore
Counselor
Norman Bennett
Detective
Jerry Haynes
Mr Harris
Daniel Von Bargen
Detective Roberts
Bob Ginnaven
Detective Marquez
Hugh Gorrian
Police Officer
Mark Gilpin
Billy
John Morrison
Norma Moore
Candy'S Mother
Karen Radcliffe
Robyn
Gary Moody
Officer Torgerson
Brian Sadlier
Shawn
John Morrison
Crew
Danette G Alberts
Location Manager
Tony Brand
Assistant Director
David E Campbell
Sound Re-Recording Mixer
Paul Chihara
Music
Jack C Clements
Producer
Bonnie Clevering
Hair Stylist
John M Colwell
Assistant Director
Scott Conrad
Editor
Elizabeth Daley
Co-Producer
Gordon Davidson
Coproducer
Robert A Driskell
Gaffer
Joyce Eliason
Screenwriter
Randy Fife
Stunt Coordinator
Chris Finigan
Production Accountant
Penelope L Foster
Production Manager
Penelope L Foster
Production Manager
Skip Frazee
Sound Mixer
Nancy Froelich
Assistant Editor
Susan Gallegly
Production Coordinator
Dan Garde
Music Editor
Cate Hardman
Script Supervisor
James Hulsey
Production Designer
Craig Hundley
Music Producer
Barry Jossen
Associate Producer
Ron Kern
Transportation Coordinator
Frank Konigsberg
Executive Producer
Kathleen Letterie
Casting
Elizabeth Mcbride
Costumes
Okowita
Set Decorator
Tony Poston
Key Grip
John T Reitz
Sound Re-Recording Mixer
Gayne Rescher
Director Of Photography
Neil Roach
Camera Operator
Gregg Rudloff
Sound Re-Recording Mixer
Larry Sanitsky
Supervising Producer
Floyd V Smith
Property Master
John Staley
Assistant
L Andrew Stone
Assistant Director
Jimi White
Makeup
Donald Wrye
Executive Producer
Film Details
Also Known As
Right to Kill?
Genre
Documentary
Drama
Release Date
1985
Production Company
ABC Entertainment Group; CFI Hollywood; Panavision, Ltd.
Location
Dallas, Texas, USA
Technical Specs
Duration
2h
Quotes
Trivia
Miscellaneous Notes
Aired in United States May 22, 1985
