Murder in Law

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Murder in Law

"THE MOTHER OF ALL HORROR MOVIES"

1989

1h 34m

3.5(4 votes)

Horror

Overview

A young man's mother comes from Louisiana to live with her son in San Francisco. What her son doesn't know is that Mom was confined to a mental hospital in Louisiana, and she murdered an orderly to escape.

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Cast & Crew

25 members

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Marilyn Adams

Milly

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Joe Estevez

Bill

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Sandy Snyder

Arlene

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Darrel Guilbeau

Todd

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Debra Lee Giometti

Carmen

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Rebecca Lyn Russell

Melissa

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Camera

Mark Bedrosian

Orderly

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John Bick

Cab Driver

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Karen Biers

Head Nurse

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Steve Carter

Orderly “2”

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Cliff Corder

Doctor

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Costume & Make-Up

Sarah Deal

Haggard Woman

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Gary Dehart

Eric

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James Gervasi

Hospital Employee

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Robert Goldberg

Joe

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Deborah Kellar

Nurse “A”

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Bill Lynes

Insurance Salesman

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Patrick Maguire

Commercial Voice Over (voice)

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Deborah Newmark

Younger Milly

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Jan Pillion

Co-Worker

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Pilar Strom

Nurse “B”

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Carol Stoddard

Duty Nurse

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Doug Wallace

Old Man

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Andrea Walker

Kitty Talent

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Kent Weishouse

Radio D.J. (voice)

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