A Friend to Die For

This article is about the 1994 film. For the 2019 remake, see Death of a Cheerleader (2019 film). For other uses, see Death of a Cheerleader (disambiguation).
A Friend to Die For
GenreCrime
Drama
Based on"Death of a Cheerleader" by Randall Sullivan
Written byRandall Sullivan
Screenplay byDan Bronson
Directed byWilliam A. Graham
StarringKellie Martin
Tori Spelling
Valerie Harper
Marley Shelton
Theme music composerChris Boardman
Country of originUnited States
Original languageEnglish
Production
Executive producersSteve White
Dan Bronson
ProducersBarry Bernardi
Don Goldman
Ken Raskoff
Production locationsWestlake High School
Church of the Angels
Thousand Oaks, California
CinematographyRobert Steadman
EditorLance Luckey
Running time87 minutes
Production companySteve White Productions
Original release
NetworkNBC
ReleaseSeptember 26, 1994 (1994-09-26)
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A Friend to Die For (also known as Death of a Cheerleader in the UK and during subsequent Lifetime television airings) is a 1994 American psychological thriller television film directed by William A. Graham. Written by Dan Bronson,[1] the film is inspired by the real-life murder of Kirsten Costas, who was killed by her classmate, Bernadette Protti, in 1984.[2] The film was the highest-rated TV movie of 1994.[citation needed]

  1. ^ Spelling, Tori (2008). Stori Telling. Simon Spotlight Entertainment. pp. 50. ISBN 978-1-4169-5073-8.
  2. ^ Girl, 16, Convicted in Classmate's Slaying Teen-ager Feared Victim `Was Going to Tell People I Was Weird'[dead link‍]. Los Angeles Times, March 14, 1985