Summaries

Billy Starkman is a seemingly ordinary man living in a small Midwestern town who one day wakes up, murders his family, climbs a rural water tower with a high-powered hunting rifle and begins shooting innocent people. Threading the terribly tragic with the maddeningly mundane, Charming Billy attempts to imagine what could possibly lead a man to commit the unimaginable.—Wm. R. Pace <[email protected]>

Details

Keywords
  • sniper
  • character name in title
  • independent film
  • killing spree
  • water tower
Genres
  • Thriller
  • Drama
Release date Oct 27, 1999
Countries of origin United States
Language English French
Filming locations Havana, Illinois, USA
Production companies Beech Hill Films SledgeHammer MFA Films Mohawk Films

Box office

Budget $250000

Tech specs

Runtime 1h 22m
Color Color
Sound mix Dolby
Aspect ratio 1.85 : 1

Synopsis

CHARMING BILLY is the haunting portrait of the quiet, desperate angst lurking beneath a deceptively smooth surface. Billy Starkman is a seemingly ordinary man living in a small Midwestern town who one day wakes up, murders his family, climbs a rural water tower with a high-powered hunting rifle in hand and begins shooting innocent people driving on the quiet country road below. Threading the terribly tragic with the maddeningly mundane, CHARMING BILLY weaves an intense emotional tapestry as one man struggles to understand what has led him to commit the unimaginable.

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