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Licensed to Kill (DVD)

$145.00

77 min.

Study and discussion guide included.

Winner of both the Directors and Filmmakers Trophy awards at the Sundance Film Festival, Licensed to Kill goes behind the media headlines of recent high-profile anti-gay murders to investigate their causes. Attacked by gay bashers in 1977, filmmaker Arthur Dong probes the hearts and minds of murderers convicted of killing gay men — he faces them in one-on-one cell block interviews and asks them directly: “Why did you do it?”

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Description

Special Features:

Bonus Featurette:
A conversation with serial killer Jay Johnson after he watches himself in Licensed to Kill.

Additional Interviews:

  • Frank Chester: Convicted of murdering Anthony Milano in Bucks County, Pennsylvania. This widely-reported case led to the passing of the area’s first hate crimes bill.
  • David Feikema: Admitted killer of a transgendered who claimed mental illness as a defense.
  • Frederick Kirby: Who went home with gay men out of curiosity, but participated in the murder of a gay man in a park.

Filmmaker Interview:

Filmmaker Arthur Dong takes you through his creative process: from gay-bash victim to filmmaker.

Music Selections:

  • Listen to music cues originally composed for Licensed to Kill, along with corresponding images from the film. A special feature lets you to hear the tracks singularly or all tracks continuously without stopping.
  • Read a short biography on composer, Miriam Cutler, and her thoughts on creating the film’s deep and engrossing soundtrack.

8-page Viewer’s Guide:

  • Essay by award-winning author/journalist Chris Bull, Washington Correspondent for the Advocate
  • Resource Guide
  • Reading List

Plus:

  • Full-Length Version
  • Scene Selection
  • Digitally Re-Mastered
  • Updates on Killers