The Killing Jar

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.

Cast

Amber Benson

as Noreen

Michael Madsen

as Doe

Harold Perrineau

as Dixon

Kevin Gage

as Hank

Lew Temple

as Lonnie

Jake Busey

as Greene

Danny Trejo

as Jimmy

Lindsey Axelsson

as Starr

Talan Torriero

as Billy

Jonathan Sachar

as O'Brien

Reviews

write2topcat

This murder mystery takes place in a roadside diner in a small town. Breaking news on the radio alerts the few patrons that a family was just murdered and the police are looking for a man in a black pickup truck. Shortly thereafter a mysterious stranger enters, raising suspicions of the diners. But ...

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