Licensed to Kill

UPC: 767685972335

Studio: New Video Group

Summary: In 1977, documentary filmmaker Arthur Dong was attacked by four youths who shouted anti-gay epithets at him as they beat him severely. This incident led Dong to a long personal investigation of the reasoning and motivations behind gay bashing; this film was the culmination of Dong's study of homophobic violence, in which he interviews seven men convicted of murder in hate crimes against homosexuals as they try to explain why and how they did what they did. The stories range from men who believed that gays were wealthy and weak, and therefore easy targets for robbery and murder, to others who are convinced that God has condemned homosexuals and that they were somehow doing "the Lord's work." Several other men said that their murders of gay men stemmed from shame and confusion over their own latent or active homosexual desires, and one man simply and chillingly states, "I don't have any opinion whatsoever for homosexuals, except they oughta all be taken care of." Licensed to Kill was voted Best Documentary at the 1997 Sundance Film Festival and was shown on PBS as part of their showcase for non-fiction films -- P.O.V. ~ Mark Deming, Rovi

Category: Culture & Society

Awards: Filmmaker's Trophy: Documentary – Sundance Film Festival Best Director - Documentary – Sundance Film Festival

Features: 8-page illustrated booklet w/ essay by award-winning author/journalist Chris Bull
Filmmaker interview
Bonus featurette: A Conversation With Serial Killer Jay Johnson
Additional interviews
Music selections
Resource guide and reading list
Updates
Interactive menus
Scene selections

Licensed to Kill

Format: Digital Video Disc (DVD)

Release Date: 06/14/2005

Aspect Ratio: 1.33:1 Pre-1954 Standard

Audio: DD2 Dolby Digital Stereo

Runtime: 77 Minutes

Sides: 1

Number of Discs: 1

Language(s) English

Chapters: Side #1 --
1. You're Gonna Get It [3:02]
2. Filmmaker's Prologue [3:28]
3. Jeffrey Swinford: The Bible Is Right [2:28]
4. Raymond Childs: Lou [:46]
5. William Cross: Homosexual Games [2:02]
6. Gay Bashing Home Video [2:01]
7. Corey Burley: I'm the Bad Guy [1:54]
8. Jay Johnson: Loathing [2:10]
9. Raymond Childs: Giants Game [:36]
10. Kenneth Jr. French: At What Cost? [2:42]
11. Donald Aldrich: The Fear [4:21]
12. Corey Burley: Killing Thanh Nguyen [6:50]
13. Raymond Childs: He Grabbed It [1:13]
14. Donald Aldrich: Killing Nicholas West [4:44]
15. William Cross: Killing Lemke [3:20]
16. Raymond Childs: I Stabbed Him [1:02]
17. Jay Johnson: Serial Killer [11:18]
18. Raymond Childs: Nike Sneakers [1:08]
19. Kenneth Jr. French: Massacre at Luigi's [8:56]
20. Jeffrey Swinford: Killing Chris Miller [4:15]
21. Corey Burley: Licensed to Kill [2:16]
22. Raymond Childs: I Rushed [:57]
23. Convictions: Telephone Messages [1:29]
24. End Credits [3:03]

Cast and Crew: Raymond Childs  Actor 
Corey Burley  Actor 
Arthur Dong  Director 
Arthur Dong  Producer 
Arthur Dong  Screenwriter 

Country: USA