The Killing Jar

The Killing Jar (1997)

Everyone has secrets. Some are more dangerous than others.

Michael Sanford and his wife move to his old town so he can take over the family business. However, gruesome murders of children start to happen. Meanwhile, Michael starts to become slowly insane, after he may have witnessed one of the murders and reports it to the police. Is he the murderer, or is it something of his past?

Date of release
1997-05-27
TMDB
4.4 / 10 (7)
Runtime
1h 41m
Genres
Thriller, Drama
Director
Evan Crooke

Casting

Interesting facts

The Killing Jar is a 1997 American horror thriller film directed by Evan Crooke and written by Mark Mullin. The film stars Brett Cullen, Tamlyn Tomita, Wes Studi and Xander Berkeley.

Production

The film was an independent production, and director Evan C. Crooke's first film. Crooke was only in his mid-20s when he made The Killing Jar, having a few years earlier graduated from the University of Tampa (UT). Crooke struggled with dyslexia, and was guided through university by UT director of admissions Bob Cook, who himself overcame learning difficulties when he was younger.

The Killing Jar was a success for Crooke, and became the impetus for him to start his own film company, Osirisent.

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