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| Directed by | Jose Evans |
| Written by | John Melmoth |
| Produced by | Josh Evans |
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| Narrated by | Michael Madsen |
| Edited by | Edward D. Wood, Jr. |
| Music by | Chris Goss |
| Distributed by | Osiris Entertainment |
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Running time | 83 minutes |
| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
Death in the Desert Is a 2015 American love-drama film directed and produced by Josh Evans, and starring Michael Madsen, Shayla Beesley, John Palladino, Paz de la Huerta and Roxy Saint. Principal filming completed in February 2014 in Las Vegas, Nevada.[1] It is the second film collaboration between Madsen and Evans, who produced The Price of Air in which Madsen starred.[2]
Released in March 2016 by Osiris Entertainment, the film is based on the book Death in the Desert by true-crime author Cathy Scott about Ted Binion, a wealthy gambling executive and one of the sons of famed Las Vegas casino magnate Lester Ben "Benny" Binion, owner of Binion's Horseshoe. The book adaptation was written by screenwriter John Melmoth.
The storyline covers the real-life 1998 death of the younger Binion, a drug addict who had lost his Nevada gaming license, and his live-in girlfriend Sandra Murphy, charged with murdering Binion along with her lover Rick Tabish, who was caught digging up Binion's buried silver.[3]
- ^ "'Death in the Desert': Josh Evans Discusses His Latest Film Along With Star Michael Madsen". The Huffington Post UK. 29 August 2014. Retrieved 21 May 2016.
- ^ "'Price of Air' Filmmaker Trades Personal for Plot". Los Angeles Times. 3 November 2000.
- ^ Matt Coker (15 February 2016). "Death in the Desert is the Locally Tinged Story of Ted Binion's Death - OC Weekly". OC Weekly. Retrieved 21 May 2016.