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Cast
Ann-Margret
as Lorraine Petrovich
Marg Helgenberger
as Jen Powell
Henry Thomas
as Dylan McCarthy
Nicholas Campbell
as Rusty Zuvic
Rick Peters
as Billy Lee Peterson
David McIlwraith
as Alan Sanford
Bruce Gray
as Ephraim Quince
J.C. MacKenzie
as Ed Baker
Emily Hampshire
as Tracy Billings
Anthony J. Mifsud
as Gary Martin
Movie Info & Details
Release Year1999
Runtime1h 38m
LanguageEnglish
CertificationR
GenresThriller, Crime, Drama
Votes6
DirectorBrian Trenchard-Smith
WritersJohn Pielmeier
TypeFeature Film
Rating5.2 out of 10
Cast10 credited
Also Known AsHappy Face Murders
About Happy Face Murders
An eccentric older woman implicates her brutal & controlling lover in the murder of a young girl. Absorbed with "Murder She Wrote" and "Matlock", she creates details of the murder from clues she picks up from the detectives on the case. Implicating herself and sentenced to jail, she then recants her testimony. But no one believes her until clues surface from the real killer that he is still out there, has killed before, and will kill again. He signs his messages with Happy Faces.
Directed by Brian Trenchard-Smith, Happy Face Murders leans on a strong ensemble — Ann-Margret, Marg Helgenberger, Henry Thomas — to carry a story that balances spectacle with character.
The film landed with audiences for its craft and performances, and remains one of the most talked-about thriller titles of 1999.
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