| Genre: | Drama Thriller |
| Director: | Lou Antonio |
| Story: | Allen Rucker Hudson Marquez |
| Starring: | Michael Biehn Jason Bateman Henry Thomas Renée Zellweger |
| Executive Producer: | Barry Greenfield |
| Producer: | Michael S. Murphey |
| Location: | Houston Galveston, Texas Pasadena, Texas |
| Music: | Mark Snow |
| Cinematography: | Gayne Rescher |
| Editor: | Gary Griffin |
| Company: | Bodega Bay Productions |
| Network: | USA Network |
| Runtime: | 87 minutes |
| Country: | United States |
| Language: | English |
A Taste for Killing is a 1992 American made-for-television thriller drama film directed by Lou Antonio and starring Michael Biehn, Jason Bateman and Henry Thomas. It marked Renée Zellweger's film debut.[1] The film was originally broadcast August 12, 1992 on USA Network.
Blaine Stockard III (Bateman) and Cary Sloan (Thomas) are best friends from well-to-do families who both set off for adventurous summer jobs on a Texas offshore oil rig between college graduation and law school. Openly resentful of their high society background, the boys' blue-collar bad-tempered boss Elray (Deckert) makes their lives as miserable as possible. Soon the boys meet happy-go-lucky Bo Landry (Biehn), who befriends the naive kids, shows them the ropes and helps them survive. The boys soon discover that their new friend is anything but a lifesaver. Preying on their innocence, Bo soon reveals himself as a con-artist with deadly intentions.