Right to Kill? (1985)
May 22, 1985Release Date
Right to Kill? (1985)
May 22, 1985Release Date
Plot.
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Cast & Crew.
Frederic Forrest
Richard Jahnke Sr.
Christopher Collet
Richard Jahnke Jr.
Karmin Murcelo
Maria Jahnke
Ann Wedgeworth
Eve Whitcomb
Justine Bateman
Deborah Jahnke
John Erman
Director
Terry O'Quinn
Jim Barrett
Lisa Blake Richards
Vera Scofield
Details.
Wiki.
Right to Kill? is a 1985 American made-for-television drama film directed by John Erman and written by Joyce Eliason. It is based on a true story of two teens living in Wyoming, Richard Jahnke and Deborah Jahnke, who were charged for the killing of their psychotically abusive father, Richard Jahnke, Sr.
The made-for-TV movie was filmed at W.W. Samuell High School in Dallas, Texas in 1985 and aired nationally on May 22, 1985, on ABC. The film's leading actors were Frederic Forrest (Oscar-nominated for The Rose in 1979) and Justine Bateman, who was nominated for an Emmy for playing the role of an emotionally and physically abused daughter in this movie.
The movie was a success but it was not released on video in the United States. The cast included Frederic Forrest, Christopher Collet, Karmin Murcelo, Justine Bateman, Ann Wedgeworth & J. T. Walsh.