11th Victim
| 11th Victim | |
|---|---|
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| Directed by | Jonathan Kaplan |
| Produced by |
Marty Katz Jonathan Haze |
| Written by | Ken Friedman |
| Starring |
Bess Armstrong Max Gail |
| Music by | Michael Columbier |
| Cinematography | Chuck Arnold |
| Edited by | O. Nicholas Brown |
| Distributed by | CBS |
Release dates | November 06, 1979 |
Running time | 119 minutes |
| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
11th Victim is a 1979 American made-for-television crime drama directed by Jonathan Kaplan and starring Bess Armstrong and Max Gail.
The film was based partially on the activities of the Los Angeles Hillside Strangler and was subsequently released on home video under the title The Lakeside Killer. Harry Northup, Harold Gould, and David Hayward round out the supporting cast of the movie. The film was broadcast as a November Sweeps CBS Tuesday Night Movie.[1]
Director Jonathan Kaplan went on to critical acclaim as a director of feature films including The Accused (1988), Unlawful Entry (1992), Love Field (1992) and Brokedown Palace (1999).
Plot
Jill Kelso (Bess Armstrong) is a Des Moines, Iowa television news anchor, whose younger sister, an aspiring actress, has entered a life of prostitution in Los Angeles. When the sister becomes the eleventh victim of a sex murderer, Kelso conducts her own undercover investigation into Hollywood's night world of commercial sex. Along the way, chemistry develops with a sympathetic cop (Max Gail) who tries to save her from becoming a victim herself. [2]
Cast
- Bess Armstrong as Jill Kelso
- Max Gail as Andrew Spencer
- David Hayward as Red Brody
- Harold Gould as Benny Benito
- Pamela Ludwig as Sally Taylor
- Harry Northup as Officer Thorpe
- Eric Burdon as Spider
- Annazette Chase as Cathy Cronenberger
- John Hancock as Capt. Long
- Dick Miller as Investigator Ned
- Marilyn Jones as Cindy Lee
- Michael Cavanaugh as Steve Rish
- Alfred Dennis as Ed Little
- Tara Strohmeier as Janie
- Michelle Downey as Amy Black
- Vicki Le Mere as Katy
- William H. Burton as The Suspect
- Ines Pedroza as Wilma Smith