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2004 American film

Killer Diller
Theatrical release poster
Directed by	Tricia Brock
Screenplay by	Tricia Brock
Based on	Killer Diller by Clyde Edgerton
Produced by	Jason Clark Cary McNair Steve Espinosa
Starring	William Lee Scott Lucas Black Niki J. Crawford John Michael Higgins Fred Willard
Cinematography	Matthew Jensen
Edited by	Tom McArdle
Music by	Tom Rothrock
Production company	Sprocketdyne Entertainment
Distributed by	Freestyle Releasing
Release date	March 2004 (2004-03) (SXSW)
Running time	95 minutes
Country	United States
Language	English

Killer Diller is a 2004 drama film with musical elements that had a limited release in 2006. Produced by Sprocketdyne Entertainment and distributed by Freestyle Releasing, the film was written and directed by Tricia Brock and is based on the novel by Clyde Edgerton. Bottleneck was its working title. It was screened at the South by Southwest Film Festival in March 2004 and the Tribeca Film Festival on May 4, 2004.

Plot

Wesley, (William Lee Scott) a car thief and musician sent to live at a halfway house on the campus of a Christian college meets Vernon, (Lucas Black) an autistic piano player in need of a friend. Together they team up with the struggling halfway house band to create the Killer Diller Blues Band.

Cast

William Lee Scott as Wesley
Lucas Black as Vernon Jackson
Niki J. Crawford as Shanita
John Michael Higgins as Deermont
Fred Willard as Ned
W. Earl Brown as Holister Jackson
Ashley Johnson as Angie
Mary Kay Place as Dr. Gwen Bradley
Taj Mahal as J.R. Cox
RonReaco Lee as Ben
Clyde Edgerton as Faculty Member
Jared Tyler as Raymond

Awards

Tricia Brock won a Crystal Heart Award at the Heartland Film Festival for her work on this film.

References

"Killer Diller". Freestyle Releasing.

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