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Stark Raving Mad (1981 film)

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Stark Raving Mad
Directed byGeorge F. Hood
StarringRuss Fast
Marcie Severson
Release date
January 1983 U.S. release
Running time
88 min
CountryUnited States
LanguageEnglish

Stark Raving Mad is a 1983 film that depicts a fictionalised account of the Charles Starkweather/Caril Ann Fugate killings of the 1950s. The film starred Russ Fast as Richard Stark (Starkweather) and Marcie Severson as Laura Ferguson (Fugate). It was directed by George F. Hood and released in January 1983.

Plot summary

The film opens with convicted serial killer Richard Stark on death row and awaiting execution. While he waits in the death cell, he begins to relate the story of the circumstances that led to his present situation.

Release

The film was released in Canada as Execution and in Australia as Murder Run.

See also

  • Badlands, a 1973 film about the Charles Starkweather murders

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