Billionaire Boys Club is a two-part TV movie that aired on NBC in 1987. It told the story of the Billionaire Boys Club

Billionaire Boys Club

The Billionaire Boys Club was an investment-and-social club organized by Joseph Gamsky, also known as "Joe Hunt", in southern California in 1983...

, and its founder, Joe Hunt, who was convicted in 1987 of murdering con-man Ron Levin. The film was written Gy Waldron

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 and directed by Marvin J. Chomsky

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.

Cast

The film starred Judd Nelson

Judd Nelson

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 as Hunt, Brian McNamara

Brian McNamara

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 as Dean Karny, and Ron Silver

Ron Silver

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 as Ron Levin. Other cast members included Frederic Lehne, John Stockwell

John Stockwell

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, Barry Tubb

Barry Tubb

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, Raphael Sbarge

Raphael Sbarge

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, Jill Schoelen

Jill Schoelen

-Early life:Schoelen was born in Burbank, California. Her mother is the famous fashion designer Dorothy Schoelen.-Acting career:Schoelen has starred in such movies as D.C...

, Stan Shaw

Stan Shaw

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, John Dye

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, and James Sloyan

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. Since criminal charges were pending against other BBC members, the film changed their names.

Controversy

Hunt sued NBC in attempt to block the network from airing the film, alleging that it would prejudice potential jurors in his upcoming second murder trial. Hunt's suit was unsuccessful, and the film was broadcast. NBC's promos for Billionaire Boys Club called it "the show Joe Hunt doesn't want you to see." Brandon Tartikoff

Brandon Tartikoff

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, the head of NBC entertainment, said that while he did not regret airing the film, the promos for it were in poor in taste.

Connection to the Menendez Murder Case

Erik Menendez and Lyle Menendez watched a rebroadcast of Billionaire Boys Club in 1989, and it may have inspired them to murder their parents.

External links

• Billionaire Boys Club at the Internet Movie Database
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