A Taste For Killing
Brief Synopsis
Two friends from college take summer jobs working on an offshore oil rig. They alienate the blue-collar workers and are forced to befriend a deadly sociopath.
Cast & Crew
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Fred M. Lerner
Director
Cyril Lavender
Helen Cates
Richard Dillard
Brandon Smith
Dennis Letts
Film Details
Also Known As
In the Company of a Killer, Taste For Killing
MPAA Rating
Genre
Thriller
Release Date
1992
Location
Galveston, Texas, USA; Houston, Texas, USA
Technical Specs
Duration
2h
Synopsis
Two friends from college take summer jobs working on an offshore oil rig. They alienate the blue-collar workers and are forced to befriend a deadly sociopath.
Cast
Cyril Lavender
Helen Cates
Richard Dillard
Brandon Smith
Dennis Letts
Harry Melching
Blue Deckert
Henry Thomas
Karen Taylor
Jimmy Pickens
Woody Watson
Helena Humann
Renée Zellweger
Jason Bateman
Dan Ammerman
Nelly Burns
Diane Perella
Rutherford Cravens
Dru Mouser
Fred M. Lerner
Michael Biehn
David Hack
Lead Person
Crew
Clint Acquistapace
Gaffer
James Aicholtz
Sound Re-Recording Mixer
Jeff Allen
Costumes
Amanda Anderson
Art Department Coordinator
John Anderson
Driver
Danica Armstrong
Office Assistant
Richard J. Ball
Grip
Ray Bellamy
Driver
Christy Belt
Set Decorator
Bobby Brett
Apprentice
Dan Bronson
Screenplay
Homer G Brown
Driver
Stacy Brownrigg
Sound Mixer
John Burson
Construction Coordinator
Jon Bush
On-Set Dresser
Raquel Caballes
Post-Production Supervisor
Raquel Caballes
Other
Max E Carlton
Driver
Lyn Caudle
Special Effects
Ron Cicero
Electrician
Gail Clark
Adr Editor
Pat Coveney
Medic
Camille Cruz
Assistant
Pud Cusack
Boom Operator
Fred Davis
Driver
Mary Delaney
Set Production Assistant
Ken Dennis
Assistant Editor
Sean Devine
Grip
Virginia A Diaz
Assistant Location Manager
Denis Dutton
Sound Editor
Eric Eisenhauer
Other
Robert E Elliot
Driver
Paul S Ellis
Best Boy Grip
Katy Emde
Assistant Director
Max Evers
Carpenter
Bob Flach
Assistant Property Master
Leigh French
Voice Casting
Jon Gantert
Stand-In
Sharon Gerhard
Assistant Director
Chip Gibson
Hair Assistant
Chip Gibson
Makeup Assistant
Barry Greenfield
Executive Producer
Charlie Griffith
Driver
Howard Griffith
Driver
Raquel Haber
Office Assistant
Bob Harper
Makeup Artist
Bob Harper
Hair Stylist
Rickie Harper
Driver
Sally J Harper
Hair Stylist
Sally J Harper
Makeup Artist
John R Helton
Other
Vivian Hengsteler
Negative Cutting
Alan Hochberg
Casting Associate
C Robert Holloway
Production Designer
Dennis Holmes
Other
Liz Keigley
Casting
Sari E Keigley
Extras Agent/Coordinator
Sari E Keigley
Casting Associate
Kelly Kern
Driver
Michael Kern
Transportation Captain
Ron Kern
Transportation Coordinator
Rory Robert Knepp
Assistant Camera Operator
Cheryl Leeves
Driver
Fred M. Lerner
Stunt Coordinator
Charlie L Liske
Driver
Ben Loggins
Stunts
David Long
Caterer
Michelle Madison
Camera
Lisa Maiana Candela
Office Assistant
Robert J Manning
Driver
Hudson Marquez
From Story
George Maxwell
Set Production Assistant
Sean Maxwell
Dolly Grip
Kathy Mcdonald
Assistant
Mamie Mitchell
Script Supervisor
Stanley L Moore
Costume Supervisor
Glenn Moran
Best Boy
Michael S. Murphey
Producer
Leo Napolitano
Camera Operator
Heidi Ostendarp
Apprentice
Jessica Parker
Stand-In
Christopher Peet
Swing Gang
Ronald Perkins
Foreman
Valerie Peterson-beale
Production Coordinator
Jimmy Ray Pickens
Driver
Tony Poston
Key Grip
Scott Prescott
Special Effects
Jane Rayleigh
Other
Gayne Rescher
Director Of Photography
Alicia Richards
Wardrobe Assistant
Allen Rucker
From Story
David Milton Rudder
Location Manager
Dave Sanders
Stunts
Bobby Sargent
Stunts
Ephraim Schaffer
Unit Production Manager
Ted Sewell
Costume Supervisor
Patrick Sheedy
Production Auditor
Rex Slinkard
Sound Re-Recording Mixer
Floyd V Smith
Property Master
K Marshall Smith
Craft Service
Phyllis Smith
Casting Assistant
Mark Snow
Music
Alan Stone
Sound Re-Recording Mixer
Charles Tatum
Other
Chris Thornton
Electrician
Bob Trevino
Special Effects Assistant
Patricia Van Over
Assistant Camera Operator
Kristopher Vanover
Assistant Camera Operator
Sebastian Vega
Assistant Editor
Sebastian Vega
Camera
Gary Vegafen
Editor
Fred Waugh
Stunts
Fred Waugh
Director Of Photography
Patrick Waugh
Grip
Troy Webb
Electrician
Joanne Wells
Driver
Martin Wells
Driver
Geri Windsor
Casting
James Wiseman
Stand-In
Film Details
Also Known As
In the Company of a Killer, Taste For Killing
MPAA Rating
Genre
Thriller
Release Date
1992
Location
Galveston, Texas, USA; Houston, Texas, USA
Technical Specs
Duration
2h
Quotes
Trivia
Miscellaneous Notes
Aired in United States August 12, 1992
Released in United States on Video March 17, 1993
Previous title: "In the Company of a Killer."
Began shooting March 4, 1992.
Completed shooting April 15, 1992.
