The Speedway Murders

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The Speedway Murders

Released Jun 21

1h 41m

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Crime

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In the gritty small-town landscape of 1978 Speedway, Indiana, The Speedway Murders unravels a mystery surrounding four teenagers toiling away on the graveyard shift at their local Burger Chef. When police respond to a midnight call there, they discover the restaurant eerily deserted -- lights aglow, back door ajar, and the young workers vanished without a trace. The enigma deepens when, the following day, the bodies of the teenagers are discovered in the depths of the nearby woods. Employing reenactments to explore four divergent theories, the film leads the audience through the intricacies of that grisly night, challenging assumptions, casting doubt on the innocence of various characters and weaving an intricate web of intrigue.

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Emma Vine

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The Speedway Murders‘ most bizarre and unforgiving choice is to have actors portray all the possible case theories through the ghosts of the victims inside The Burger Chef on the night the events took place..it feels exploitative and disrespectful.

Rated: 2.5/5

Aug 7, 2024

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Carla Hay

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The true crime documentary The Speedway Murders has a good mix of interviews about the 1978 Burger Chef murders in Speedway, Indiana. But the movie is ruined by tacky drama scenes of the murder victims as ghosts trying to solve their own murders.

Jun 21, 2024

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Mark Dujsik

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The Speedway Murders exploits this tragic mystery to partake in some amateur sleuthing.

Rated: 1/4

Jun 21, 2024

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The reenactments are so exploitive it’s reprehensible. Having the murdered teenagers standing around theorizing on how they were murdered? Clearly, nobody was thinking of the families reactions to watching this.

Rated 0.5 out of 5 stars

12/06/24

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Carl S

The scenes with the murdered burger teens seem similar to. Stranger Things not bad, horrible what happened to them though

Rated 2.5 out of 5 stars

11/07/24

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Todd E B

So I was not expecting how this doc was put together. A very creative execution of the story of the Burger Chef employees that were killed in November of 1978. Using actors to not only portray the events of the evening these employees were kidnapped and then killed, but also incorporate them as part of the story telling for the film. The unsolved crime story also uses Speedway residents/witnesses interviews to add to the attempt to try and find out who and why these kids were murdered. A very compelling movie and I highly recommend this crime doc for those who enjoy these types of shows.

Rated 4.5 out of 5 stars

11/03/24

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Karen B

I originally thought it was kind of cheesy to feature the victims of this infamous crime as “ghosts” discussing their own murders and the various theories but in the end I found it effective and focuses the attention on the victims of this crime, rather than the police investigators and the possible culprits. A really thorough exploration of this crime, and a respectful and emotional presentation.

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

10/27/24

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Lou M

Firstly sorry to those who lost their lives, this is an appalling tragedy and horrendous acts on people. I’m ashamed that humans can treat each other like this. With regards to this film…. wayyyy too drawn out. The concept was different to the usual crime docos and a good idea but it was just too long, too much repetition.

Rated 2 out of 5 stars

08/30/24

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Judith A. Y

By far one of the best docs I have seen in a long, long time. I cried in the end like a little kid. It reminded me of "When Nashville Bled." Just kids, working the job nobody wants for some pocket money, purely innocent ... and then paths cross. My heart ached. Different scenarios are put forth to explain how a crime and crime solving is never "simple."I felt it was respectful to the families and survivors. It did not exploit the victims, but made them people. Too many shows focus on the criminal. Survivors go by the wayside. So thoroughly impressed.

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

07/30/24

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In the gritty small-town landscape of 1978 Speedway, Indiana, The Speedway Murders unravels a mystery surrounding four teenagers toiling away on the graveyard shift at their local Burger Chef. When police respond to a midnight call there, they discover the restaurant eerily deserted -- lights aglow, back door ajar, and the young workers vanished without a trace. The enigma deepens when, the following day, the bodies of the teenagers are discovered in the depths of the nearby woods. Employing reenactments to explore four divergent theories, the film leads the audience through the intricacies of that grisly night, challenging assumptions, casting doubt on the innocence of various characters and weaving an intricate web of intrigue.

Director: Luke Rynderman, Adam Kamien
Producer: Bonnie McBride, Anna Vincent, Louise Nathanson, Lisa Scott
Screenwriter: Luke Rynderman, Adam Kamien
Distributor: Vertical
Production Co: Highview Productions, SLA Films, Hianlo, Ringleader Films
Genre: Documentary, Crime, Drama
Original Language: English
Release Date (Theaters): Jun 21, 2024, Limited
Release Date (Streaming): Jun 21, 2024
Runtime: 1h 41m

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