Licensed to Kill
Brief Synopsis
Cast & Crew
Arthur Dong
Jay Johnson
Raymond Childs
Jeff Burley
William Cross
Donald Aldrich
Film Details
Technical Specs
Synopsis
An inquiry into violence targeted at gay men and the social fabric that allows it to continue. Focusing primarily on several convicted murderers, the examination targets how their attitudes toward gay men lead them to violence. Their testimonies uncover a disturbing and complex range of motivations and circumstances. Some, sodomized as children, felt they were acting out a revenge fantasy, a personal vendetta. Others were unable to handle their conflicted feelings about being homosexual themselves. Through probing interviews, these convicted men expose and confront these paradoxes and reveal how self-hatred births a powerful urge to destroy.
Director
Arthur Dong
Cast
Jay Johnson
Raymond Childs
Jeff Burley
William Cross
Donald Aldrich
Crew
Donald Aldrich
Jeff Burley
Raymond Childs
William Cross
Miriam Cutler
Arthur Dong
Arthur Dong
Arthur Dong
Joe Hoffman
Jay Johnson
Grace Lan
Thomas G Miller
Angie Rosga
Robert Shepard
Robert Shepard
Film Details
Technical Specs
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Trivia
Miscellaneous Notes
Winner of the Filmmakers Trophy and the Directing Award in the documentary category at the 1997 Sundance Film Festival.
Winner of the Golden Space Needle Award for Best Documentary at the 1997 Seattle Film Festival.
Released in United States April 18, 1997
Released in United States April 2, 1997
Released in United States Spring April 2, 1997
video transferred to 16mm
Broadcast in USA over PBS on "POV" series June 23, 1998.
Shown at Berlin International Film Festival (Berlin PPnorama) February 13-24, 1997.
Shown at Continental Film Festival (out of competition) in Panama August 5-10, 1997.
Shown at London Lesbian & Gay Film Festival March 13-27, 1997.
Shown at Seattle International Film Festival May 15 - June 8, 1997.
Shown at Sundance Film Festival (in competition) in Park City, Utah January 16-26, 1997.
Shown at Vancouver International Film Festival September 26 - October 12, 1997.
color
Released in United States April 2, 1997 (Film Forum; New York City)
Released in United States Spring April 2, 1997
Released in United States April 18, 1997 (Laemmle's Music Hall; as part of series "Gay Cinema Series in Beverly Hills"; Los Angeles)
