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Plot

Down payment on Murder is a fact-based TV movie starring Connie Sellecca as a battered wife. For ten years she has been the punching bag of her real-estate agent husband, played with brilliant repugnance by Ben Gazzara. When Connie moves out, Gazzara is convinced that it's because of another man; his twisted ego suffers a further blow when she is given custody of the children and police protection. With the help of a security guard with mob connections, Gazzara hires a hit man (G.W.Bailey) to kill his estranged wife. Down payment on Murder is drawn out far too long to sustain its suspense, but its neat surprise ending compensates for the duller passages.
MPAA Rating:
Genre(s):
Crime and Mystery,Thriller
Run Time:
100min.
Director(s):
Waris Hussein
Themes:
Domestic Abuse,Woman In Jeopardy,Treacherous Spouses
Tone:
Angry,Harsh,Menacing,Tense
Keywords:
custody-battle,hitman,husband,protection,real-estate-agent,spouse-abuse,wife
Language:
English