447:. Swinford alleges that Miller made sexual overtures to all three men who had intended to rob him before getting high, targeting Miller because of his homosexuality. Fox and Swinford both pleaded guilty to first degree murder on August 1, 1995; Birchett's case was 'converted' because he was only 17 at the time. Fox served six years for the murder before being paroled; when he fled to east Texas in 2001, he used the name Brian Stucker. As of June 20, 2024, Fox was incarcerated at Williamsburg Federal Corrections Institute and not scheduled for release until November 21, 2027. Asked about killing Miller in the documentary
737:" has been woven into U.S. culture. He specifically pointed out an episode of a talk show that had recently aired in which an audience member made the oft-repeated claim regarding homosexuals 'choosing' to be gay before proceeding to enumerate several reasons such a claim is erroneous. Baltake praised the detachment Dong uses in presenting the murderers' reasons, noting how it unsettled him as a viewer. Baltake found Dong's lack of verbal editorializing in the film to be most effective in examining the culture and politics that led to the murderers' belief in the acceptability of their actions. RenΓ©e Graham of
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Hollywood's depictions of it. While largely appreciative of Dong's editing style throughout the film, Wolgamott does call the use of footage from
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and severely injured Cord Drazst. He confessed to his crimes and pleaded guilty. Unlike the other murderers in the film, he recognized he was in fact gay himself both before and after his committed murders. He was sentenced to two consecutive life sentences plus fifteen years, and is serving his time
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pointed out that the answers provided by the inmates might be dishonest, and that they are filled with excuses ranging from being a previous victim of pedophilia themselves to a reliance on religion. Goodman praised Dong's use of both newsreel and police videos in showing the brutality each murderer
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stressed that the documentary helps define the motives of the murderers, pointing out that saying that all of the actions were taken due to the perpetrator's fear of their own homosexuality is overly simplistic, and Dong himself commented that seeing the murderers as monsters is dangerous as such a
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commented that the murderers all "rat out God as their accomplice" and ended his review by pointing out the progressive irony in
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November 30, 1993. The three men kidnapped Nicholas West, drove him outside of town, and assaulted and battered him. They ordered him to strip to his underwear. Eventually, they began to shoot him: in his hand, nearly severing a finger; in both arms; in his torso with non-fatal wounds. West was
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also rated the film 3.5 out of 4 stars and marveled at the balanced and "detached" handling of the murders. Ryan also pointed out that Dong's approach involved persuasion for the murderers to discuss their crimes rather than demanding answers, and that as a result Dong was able to show the "many
347:, and his lover, Hugh Callaway. The three harassed and physically assaulted the pair, eating the food the couple had sat down to enjoy as they battered them. After approximately twenty minutes, the perpetrators robbed the couple before Burley shot Nguyen in the abdomen. Burley was sentenced to
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calls the murderers monsters while praising Dong's choices not to have a "prodding" narration or "histrionic" score to allow the perpetrators to "humanize themselves". Hardy was also impressed with Dong's use of a comment
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murders; however, none of the killers of lesbians he contacted were willing to be interviewed. While at one point footage of violence against lesbians had been edited for inclusion, Dong felt that to do so without the interviews to balance it would merely be
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rated the documentary 3.5 out of 4 stars. Rubinowski stated that Dong's juxtaposition of pictures, footage, and interviews is both "stunning" and "nightmarish", and that while the film is "terrifying", everyone should see it. Gary C.W. Chun, for
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commented on the fact that the documentary doesn't focus on obvious answers. Maslin also noted that Dong's patient methods in questioning the murderers helps highlight the need to question each killer's reasoning for his actions.
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was disturbed by the affect of the seven murderers. She commented on how the majority of the perpetrators seem to be uneducated, yet
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is that the motives don't fit a stereotype. Peary also pointed out that French's crime in particular is demonstrable proof that being gay isn't a necessity in becoming a "gay-bashing statistic". Cara Mertes of the
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on August 6, 1993, and began firing indiscriminately. He murdered the owner, Peter
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if made in a less specialized forum. Lawson also notes that the film makes viewers consider the possibility that their own actions or lack thereof impact the level of violence impacting the gay community.
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sermon segments, the film doesn't come across as "heavy-handed". Charles points out that there is a definite connection between the beliefs espoused in those segments and the beliefs of the killers.
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qualifying rules, it was not eligible for an Oscar since a screening at a film festival no longer served to qualify a film and only films that had at least a one-week run in either
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at the time. Unlike the other murderers featured in the film, none of French's victims were thought to be homosexual; rather, his actions were out of anger toward then-President
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was impressed that Dong did not use the documentary to "launch a diatribe" and instead allowed the interviews to stand on their own without editorializing. Terry Lawson of the
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Mark Huisman pointed out the lack of hyperbole in the film and noted specifically the danger of an idea of one group having superiority over another permeating a society.
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1601:. Vol. 20, no. 3. pp. 9β10.
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3079:. Vol. 131, no. 58. p. 8X
3067:Wolgamott, L. Kent (February 27, 1998).
2976:. Vol. 124, no. 37. p. 4H
2634:. Vol. 29, no. 26. p. 46.
2434:The Independent Film & Video Monthly
2354:. Vol. 132, no. 258. pp.
2246:. Vol. 254, no. 74. p. D4
2210:. Vol. 70, no. 317. p. 4A
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2999:Rubinowski, Leslie (October 17, 1997).
2857:Peterson, Deborah (September 4, 1997).
2842:. No. 731. p. 42 – via
2409:. Vol. 25, no. 24. p. 32
2141:. Vol. 16, no. 290. pp.
2001:North Carolina Department of Correction
1377:. Vol. 115, no. 6. p. E7
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3165:von Busack, Richard (April 17, 1997).
2766:Shulgasser, Barbara (April 11, 1997).
1733:Kusner, Daniel A. (January 30, 2008).
542:Valladolid International Film Festival
507:bestowed in 1995. It was presented on
480:, and speeches by politicians such as
2712:King, John Paul (December 11, 2021).
2586:Tillotson, Kristin (April 17, 1998).
1917:Gay/Lesbian Community Services Center
1914:"Anti-gay/lesbian violence in 1994".
1650:"Texas Inmate In Gay Murder Executed"
1096:. Fox's register number is 28670-009.
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2964:Lawson, Terry (September 28, 1997).
2769:"Disturbing look at killers of gays"
2544:Chun, Gary C.W. (November 7, 1997).
1797:Texas Department of Criminal Justice
1511:Lothery, Todd (September 12, 1997).
941:Independent Film & Video Monthly
934:notes that the lesson from watching
224:, and was the only film at the 1997
3512:"Seattle fest auds laud 'Comrades'"
3276:Smith, Russell (October 24, 1997).
3070:"Movie looks at gay-hating killers"
2832:Huisman, Mark J. (April 15, 1997).
2680:"Vigils tonight in Laramie, Casper"
2647:"POV - 20th Anniversary Collection"
2448:"Short Ends: Asian American Cinema"
2104:Minnesota Department of Corrections
1769:from the original on April 12, 2015
387:. French stated that he was highly
234:Seattle International Film Festival
205:written, directed, and produced by
3762:English-language documentary films
2894:"Filmmaker interviews N.C. killer"
1936:"Filmmaker interviews N.C. killer"
1667:Nash, Tammye (November 23, 2018).
1627:from the original on March 5, 2016
546:Hawaii International Film Festival
522:Berlin International Film Festival
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3727:Asian-American LGBT-related films
2740:Onzales, Dillon (June 16, 2024).
2198:Lynch, John (November 13, 2001).
2035:. October 9, 1992. Archived from
1755:Bissinger, Buzz (February 1995).
1021:were eligible for consideration.
715:column printed in the Greensboro
624:Academy Museum of Motion Pictures
3210:Hardy, Ernest (April 24, 1997).
2393:Hoffman, Wayne (June 13, 1997).
2342:Walters, Barry (April 8, 1997).
2236:Means, Sean P. (June 27, 1997).
1825:; Pelton, Tom (April 11, 1994).
1204:Lovell, Glenn (April 20, 1997).
3702:Documentary films about gay men
3542:"Festivals fare well for films"
3304:Klein, Andy (October 9, 1997).
3104:"Film review: Licensed to Kill"
3032:Charles, Nick (April 2, 1997).
2478:Ryan, Desmond (July 18, 1997).
2310:. Vol. 107, no. 148.
1553:Tuller, David (April 6, 1997).
1105:Same synopsis text is found in
2645:Mavis, Paul (March 21, 2007).
2047:Birkey, Andy (June 16, 2014).
1712:. Vol. 86, no. 355.
1365:Webster, Dan (June 14, 1997).
1088:Inmates in the custody of the
1015:Los Angeles County, California
372:Sergeant Kenneth Junior French
305:Fishkill Correctional Facility
242:Castro District, San Francisco
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3712:Films directed by Arthur Dong
3574:Ocamb, Karen (June 8, 2016).
2298:Elber, Lynn (June 23, 1998).
1716:. April 18, 1992. p. A19
1400:Sharpe, Ivan (May 11, 1977).
1246:Graham, RenΓ©e (May 9, 1997).
1072:Inmate status can be checked
572:June 23, 1998 as part of its
395:for announcing his intent to
3747:1990s English-language films
3665:AFI Catalog of Feature Films
3102:Vice, Jess (June 27, 1997).
1446:. Vol. 29, no. 24.
505:Rockefeller Foundation grant
380:Fayetteville, North Carolina
2099:"MN DOC Offender ID 168950"
695:Sean P. Means, writing for
657:Barbara Shulgasser for the
397:lift the ban on homosexuals
293:Cravath, Swaine & Moore
291:attorney David Schwartz of
230:Directing Award Documentary
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3367:Film Journal International
1092:can be searched using the
910:Film Journal International
791:Todd Lothery, writing for
3449:"Sundance: 'Sunday' best"
2487:The Philadelphia Inquirer
1090:Federal Bureau of Prisons
800:The Philadelphia Inquirer
765:Leslie Rubinowski of the
594:Georgia Public Television
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2595:Minneapolis Star Tribune
2547:"A voice for the fringe"
2307:Doylestown Intelligencer
2032:Minneapolis Star Tribune
1709:Fort Worth Star-Telegram
1491:. p. 3 – via
1331:Fort Worth Star-Telegram
1161:The Motion Picture Guide
994:When the film played in
920:The Motion Picture Guide
786:fundamentalist Christian
326:on October 12, 2004, in
272:following the murder of
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3697:1997 LGBT-related films
3006:Pittsburgh Post-Gazette
3001:"Homophobia and murder"
2866:St. Louis Post-Dispatch
2553:The Honolulu Advertiser
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1520:The News & Observer
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775:The Honolulu Advertiser
768:Pittsburgh Post-Gazette
708:St. Louis Post-Dispatch
637:Legacy Project handled
431:Stillwater Correctional
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228:to win two awards, the
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3576:"Pioneer: Arthur Dong"
2775:San Francisco Examiner
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660:San Francisco Examiner
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401:United States Military
226:Sundance Film Festival
3717:POV (TV series) films
3248:(February 15, 1997).
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2207:Longview News-Journal
1213:The Los Angeles Times
1154:Monder, Eric (1998).
1094:online inmate locator
698:The Salt Lake Tribune
653:Theatrical screenings
555:Coming Out Under Fire
540:July 18β20, the 42nd
528:March 6β13, the 1997
441:Little Rock, Arkansas
437:Jeffrey Alan Swinford
287:murdered 55-year-old
3752:1990s American films
3488:Chicago Review Press
3283:The Austin Chronicle
3076:Lincoln Journal Star
2324:NewspaperArchive.com
2039:on October 29, 2018.
1374:The Spokesman-Review
1348:Syndicated from the
1325:"Always on 'Sunday'"
1322:(January 28, 1997).
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877:The Austin Chronicle
807:Lincoln Journal Star
299:defense. Childs was
254:Concordia University
116:Me'Shell Ndegeocello
3041:New York Daily News
2686:Casper Star-Tribune
1920:. 1995. p. 32.
1757:"The Killing Trail"
1655:The Tuscaloosa News
1463:Library of Congress
1019:Manhattan, New York
781:New York Daily News
628:Oakland, California
579:. According to the
550:Forbidden City, USA
421:. He killed former
307:on March 16, 2023.
250:Library of Congress
209:, in which Dong, a
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3429:. January 17, 1998
3399:The New York Times
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3135:"Licensed to Kill"
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2177:Courts of Arkansas
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1620:The New York Times
1156:"Licensed to Kill"
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957:The New York Times
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746:Detroit Free Press
730:The Sacramento Bee
679:The New York Times
552:(November 16) and
482:William Dannemeyer
411:Jay Thomas Johnson
376:Luigi's Restaurant
320:sentenced to death
222:anti-gay prejudice
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3392:(June 23, 1998).
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3196:Bay Area Reporter
2900:News & Record
2804:(April 3, 1997).
2746:Geek Vibes Nation
2719:Los Angeles Blade
2659:on April 29, 2011
2076:. October 2, 1992
2073:Los Angeles Times
1970:Los Angeles Times
1942:News & Record
1856:"Obituary: Lemke"
1623:. June 10, 1994.
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2598:. pp.
1762:Vanity Fair
1050:Nominations
840:Lou Sheldon
835:MetroActive
759:hate speech
735:gay-bashing
725:Joe Baltake
563:Minneapolis
536:, the 1997
419:Minneapolis
415:Loring Park
389:intoxicated
289:Wall Street
207:Arthur Dong
203:documentary
103:Arthur Dong
87:Arthur Dong
84:Narrated by
77:Jay Johnson
59:Arthur Dong
56:Produced by
51:Arthur Dong
42:Arthur Dong
38:Directed by
3692:1997 films
3686:Categories
3140:The Nation
2053:The Column
1116:References
861:pedophiles
828:The Nation
509:16 mm film
466:Ralph Reed
455:Production
342:Vietnamese
270:hate crime
215:homophobia
201:is a 1997
166:80 minutes
48:Written by
3376:1526-9884
3219:LA Weekly
2453:Filmmaker
1002:Accolades
855:LA Weekly
470:invective
370:U.S. Army
345:immigrant
297:gay panic
100:Edited by
3612:June 19,
3585:June 19,
3555:June 20,
3524:June 19,
3482:(1998).
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3405:June 18,
3349:June 19,
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3306:"Killer"
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