Deadly Betrayal: The Bruce Curtis Story (1991)

Genres - Drama, Crime  |   Sub-Genres - Crime Drama, Docudrama, Juvenile Delinquency Film  |   Run Time - 93 min.  |   Countries - Canada, United States  |   MPAA Rating - NR
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Synopsis by Hal Erickson

This made-for-TV movie was first seen in the United States on February 2, 1992. Simon Reynolds plays Bruce Curtis, teenaged product of a troubled Canadian home. When Bruce's parents turn up murdered, the evidence trail leads to the boy's closest friend, Scott Franz (Jaimz Woolvett). The question: did Scott act alone, or did Bruce participate? Question two: was this an "In Cold Blood" or Leopold/Loeb situation, wherein two seriously disturbed young men teamed up to become one unstoppable killing machine? Kenneth Welsh costars as the boys' defense attorney. Based on an explosive real-life case, Deadly Betrayal was originally produced for Canadian television, where it ran under the title Journey Into Darkness: The Bruce Curtis Story.

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Canadian [nationality], evidence, mother, murder, stepfather, youth