11th Victim

1979 American television film August 2026 April 2025 Eleventh victim poster.jpg 1.0 Print ad for the film Ken Friedman Jonathan Kaplan Bess ArmstrongMax Gail Michel Colombier United States English Marty KatzJonathan Haze O. Nicholas Brown Chuck Arnold 119 minutes Paramount Television CBS 1979 11 6 11th Victim is a 1979 American made-for-television crime drama film directed by Jonathan Kaplan and starring Bess Armstrong and Max Gail. The film was based partially on the activities of the Los Angeles Hillside Strangler and was subsequently released on home video under the title The Lakeside Killer. Harry Northup, Harold Gould, and David Hayward round out the supporting cast of the movie. The film was broadcast as a November Sweeps CBS Tuesday Night Movie.Picks and Pans Review: 11th Victim https://people.com/archive/picks-and-pans-review-11th-victim-vol-12-no-19/ PEOPLE.com EN November 5, 1979 Director Jonathan Kaplan went on to critical acclaim as a director of feature films including The Accused (1988), Unlawful Entry (1992), Love Field (1992), and Brokedown Palace (1999). Plot Jill Kelso (Bess Armstrong) is a Des Moines, Iowa television news anchor, whose younger sister, an aspiring actress, has entered a life of prostitution in Los Angeles. When the sister becomes the eleventh victim of a sex murderer, Kelso conducts her own undercover investigation into Hollywood's night world of commercial sex. Along the way, chemistry develops with a sympathetic cop (Max Gail) who tries to save her from becoming a victim herself. Cast Bess Armstrong as Jill Kelso Max Gail as Andrew Spencer David Hayward as "Red" Brody Harold Gould as Benny Benito Pamela Ludwig as Sally Taylor Harry Northup as Officer Thorpe Eric Burdon as "Spider" Annazette Chase as Cathy Cronenberger John Hancock as Captain Long Dick Miller as Ned, Investigator Marilyn Jones as Cindy Lee Michael Cavanaugh as Steve Rish Alfred Dennis as Ed Little Tara Strohmeier as Janie Michelle Downey as Amy Black Vicki Le Mere as Katy William H. Burton as The Suspect Ines Pedroza as Wilma Smith Production It was the first telemovie for Kaplan after a series of features, the last two of which flopped. "I was told not to do it," he said. "I was told I would never work again in features. But I had to make a living.... In television you are an employee, much more than you are executing your vision. You get there when the script is done and maybe even when several parts are cast, and you get maybe two weeks to cut - so you can’t expect to have the [same] personal influence over what’s going on"https://archive.org/details/newhollywood00hill/page/44/mode/2up?q=%22night+call+nurses%22+%22jonathan+kaplan%22 118 Continuum The new Hollywood Jim Hillier 1992 References External links 0078722 11th Victim Category:CBS films Category:1979 television films Category:1979 films Category:1970s serial killer films Category:American serial killer films Category:American crime television films Category:Films scored by Michel Colombier Category:Films directed by Jonathan Kaplan Category:1979 American films