

The Killing Jar
2010-02-14 · 92 min · ★ 5.5
A stranger armed with a shotgun takes seven patrons hostage in a remote roadside diner. But as the body count increases, the desperate survivors discover that one of the hostages may be even more dangerous than their captor.
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- Directors
- Mark Young
- Production companies
- Mark Young Films, Morningstar Films
- Countries
- United States of America
- Status
- Released
- Budget
- USD 400,000
- Revenue
- USD 2,339
Top Cast
Amber BensonNoreen
Michael MadsenDoe
Harold PerrineauDixon
Kevin GageHank
Lew TempleLonnie
Jake BuseyGreene
Danny TrejoJimmy
Lindsey AxelssonStarr
Talan TorrieroBilly
Jonathan SacharO'Brien
Patrick DurhamShaffer
Emily Catherine YoungGirl
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