A Killing Affair

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A Killing Affair
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Directed by	David Saperstein
Produced by	John D. Backe (executive producer) Myron A. Hyman (executive producer) Peter R. McIntosh (producer) Michael Rauch (producer)
Written by	Robert Houston (novel) David Saperstein (screenplay)
Starring	Peter Weller Kathy Baker John Glover
Music by	John Barry
Cinematography	Dominique Chapuis
Editing by	Patrick McMahon
Distributed by	Hemdale Film Corporation
Release date(s)	9 February 1986
Running time	100 minutes
Country	United States
Language	English
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A Killing Affair, is a 1986 drama film starring Peter Weller, Kathy Baker, John Glover, Bill Smitrovich and Danny Nelson.

This films was based on the novel Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday by Robert Houston.^[1]

It was filmed in Juliette, Georgia. The movie takes place in West Virginia.

[edit] Plot

During World War II, an outsider, Baston Morris (Weller), comes to a tiny town looking for work at the local mill. He meets up with the town's evil employer, Pink Gresham, (Smitrovich) who abuses the men and has affairs with the women. Pink toys with Baston's plight but keeps the upper hand with his pistol and chases Baston away.

Baston then meets Pink's wife, Maggie (Baker), and spins a tale of her husbands philandering and Pink's personal involvement with Baston's affairs at his hometown in the next county.

The subplot contains stories of Maggie's brother, Shep Sheppard, (Glover) who is a fundamentalist preacher that has followed his father's misogynistic ways. Sheppard sides with Pink when it comes to laying down the law, and a hunt ensues for Baston after stories are revealed of him being an axe murderer.