A Killing Affair (1986 film)

A Killing Affair
A Killing Affair
	Theatrical release poster
Directed by	David Saperstein
Written by	David Saperstein
Based on	Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday; by Robert Houston
Produced by	Peter R. McIntosh; Michael Rauch
Starring	Peter Weller; Kathy Baker; John Glover; Bill Smitrovich;
Cinematography	Dominique Chapuis
Edited by	Patrick McMahon
Music by	John Barry
Distributed by	Hemdale Film Corporation Prism Entertainment
Release date	July 15, 1988;
Running time	100 minutes
Country	United States
Language	English
Budget	$2.5 to $5 million
Box office	$35,000

A Killing Affair is a drama film starring Peter Weller, Kathy Baker, John Glover, and Bill Smitrovich. The film was written and directed by David Saperstein, based on the novel Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday by Robert Houston.

Plot

During World War II, outsider Baston Morris comes to a tiny town looking for work at the local mill. He meets up with the town's evil employer, Pink Gresham, 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, and spins a tale of her husband's 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, 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.

Cast

Peter Weller as Baston Morris
Kathy Baker as Maggie Gresham
John Glover as Sheb Sheppard
Bill Smitrovich as Pink Gresham
Rhetta Hughes as Vinia
Amy Fields as Bessie Gresham

Production

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

It was filmed in Juliette, Georgia.^[1] The film takes place in West Virginia.

Despite being completed in 1985, the film did not find a distributor in the US until the following year and was not released until 1988.^[1] The film was released in the UK as My Sister's Keeper.^[3]