Main Cast: William Lee Scott, Lucas Black, Fred Willard, John Michael Higgins, W. Earl Brown
Release Year: 2004
Country: US
Run Time: 95 minutes
MPAA Rating: PG13
Plot
A musician who is supposed to mend his ways ends up changing the habits of a group of fellow inmates in this comedy. Wesley Benfield (William Lee Scott) is a guitar player with a habit of walking on the wrong side of the law. One night, Benfield gets into a fistfight in a Missouri honky-tonk, and when police discover the car he drove to the club is stolen, it's not long before he finds himself standing before a judge. Benfield is ordered to move into a half-way house near a small Baptist college, and as part of his therapy he joins in a small gospel combo comprised of the house's residents. However, Benfield is a lot more interested in playing the blues; with a bit of persuading, he convinces his bandmates to pursue a new musical direction, and they start sneaking out at night to play shows at a local nightspot. Killer Diller co-stars Fred Willard, Lucas Black, John Michael Higgins, Mary Kay Place, and veteran blues artist Taj Mahal. ~ Mark Deming, All Movie Guide
Robert Wisdom - Moker; Ashley Johnson - Angie; Niki J. Crawford; Mary Kay Place - Dr. Bradley; Taj Mahal - J.R. Cox; Davenia McFadden; RonReaco Lee; Bonnie Root
Credit
Felicia Fasano - Casting, Mary Vernieu - Casting, Rhona Meyers - Costume Designer, Tricia Brock - Director, Tom McArdle - Editor, Susan Kirr - Line Producer, Tree Adams - Composer (Music Score), Tom Rothrock - Composer (Music Score), G. Marq Roswell - Musical Direction/Supervision, Nancy Meyer - Musical Direction/Supervision, Ben Woolverton - Production Designer, Matthew Jensen - Cinematographer, Jason Clark - Producer, Steve Espinosa - Producer, Cary McNair - Producer, Tricia Brock - Screenwriter, Keb' Mo' - Additional Music, Clyde Edgerton - Book Author
