A Friend to Die For
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| A Friend to Die For | |
|---|---|
| Directed by | William A. Graham |
| Produced by | NBC |
| Written by | Randall Sullivan Dan Bronson |
| Starring | Kellie Martin Tori Spelling Valerie Harper Marley Shelton |
| Music by | Chris Boardman |
| Cinematography | Robert Steadman |
| Editing by | Lance Luckey |
| Distributed by | NBC |
| Release date(s) | September 26, 1994 |
| Running time | 87 min. |
| Language | English |
| IMDb profile | |
A Friend to Die For (AKA Death of a Cheerleader) is an American TV movie made in 1994 by William A. Graham. The story, written by Randall Sullivan is based on his own Rolling Stone magazine article concerning the real-life murder of a high school girl by her jealous classmate. Kirsten Costas, a fifteen year old cheerleader at Miramonte High School was killed by Bernadette Protti, a less popular classmate in 1984.
[edit] Plot
The movie stars Kellie Martin as Angela Delvecchio, a girl who wants to be popular. She idolises Stacy Lockwood (Tori Spelling), the most popular girl and school and wants to become a cheerleader. When she joins the "Larks", an elite group of girls in her high school, she tries to forge a friendship with Stacy, who rejects her. Angela, determined to be friends with Stacy calls her mother and anonamously invites her to a party. After Stacy gets in the car with Angela and they drive a fair way, it is revealed that Angela was not directly invited to the party herself, Stacy, infuriated calls Angela a freak and runs from the car. Ultimately, Angela stabs Stacy multiple times and leaves her for dead. Angela avoids capture in the weeks following the incident, but as the authorities slowly close in, she confesses to her Mother as she is consumed with guilt.
[edit] Miscellaneous
- Tagline: At high school, failure can be fatal.
- Alternate titles: Death of a Cheerleader (UK), Inveja Mortal (Portugal), Mia rivale, La (Italy), Tod eines Cheerleaders (Germany), Viel zu schön, um zu sterben (Germany).
- The band Marcy Playground has a song called "Death of a Cheerleader", which is based on the movie.
