A Taste for Killing

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A Taste for Killing ★★ 1992 (R)

Two boys, both from well-to-do families, decide to take summer jobs on an offshore Texas oil rig. The best friends think a summer of adventure awaits them; however, their lives are made miserable by their blue-collar boss, who is resentful of their high society background. Then they meet Bo Landry, who befriends them and helps them survive. Unfortunately, Bo turns out to be anything but a friend as he reveals himself as a deadly conartist in this intense psychological thriller. 87m/C VHS . Jason Bateman, Henry Thomas, Michael Biehn, Edward “Blue” Deckert, Helen Cates; D: Lou Antonio; W: Dan Bronson.

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