Born Killers

Born Killers[1][2][3] (also known as Piggy Banks)[4][5] is a 2005 American crime drama film directed by Morgan J. Freeman and starring Jake Muxworthy, Lauren German, Tom Sizemore, Kelli Garner, and Gabriel Mann.[6] It was released on DVD on December 11, 2007, by Lionsgate Home Entertainment.[7]

Born Killers
DVD cover
Directed byMorgan J. Freeman
Written byKendall Delcambre
Produced byMarcus Allen
Gustavo Spoliansky
Jai Stefan
Starring
CinematographyNancy Schreiber
Edited byLawrence A. Maddox
Music byJim Lang
Production
companies
Hudson River Entertainment
SHRINK Media Inc.
Distributed byLionsgate Home Entertainment
Release dates
  • October 22, 2005 (2005-10-22) (Hamptons)
  • December 11, 2007 (2007-12-11) (United States)
Running time
87 minutes
CountryUnited States
LanguageEnglish

Cast

Production

Principal photography took place in Utah.[8]

Sexual misconduct allegations

During the making of the film in 2003, Tom Sizemore was told to leave the set after he allegedly touched the genitals of an anonymous child actress.[9][10] Sizemore denied any wrongdoing, and was allowed back on the film set after the Salt Lake County prosecutor's office decided against going forward with the case "due to witness and evidence problems."[11]

In May 2018, the unnamed actress, then aged 26, filed a lawsuit seeking at least $3 million from Sizemore, claiming his alleged abuse had caused long-standing emotional problems. A statement from Sizemore's publicist again denied the allegations, noting that nothing amiss was reported by a Born Killers staff member tasked with supervising child actors on set.[12] After USA Today reported on August 27, 2020, that a Utah Judge had dismissed the lawsuit, Sizemore released a statement stating: "Beyond the loss of work and the pain and humiliation this has caused me and my family, the thought that an 11-year old girl would think I violated her, whether it be because she misconstrued some inadvertent touching when the director placed her upon my lap for the photo shoot or someone else instilled this idea in her head for whatever malicious, self-serving reasons, is what devastates me most."[13]

References
  1. Donn, Emily (November 13, 2017). "Tom Sizemore Was Removed From Film Set For Alleged Sexual Assault". Screen Rant. Retrieved June 12, 2020.
  2. Willis, Kelcie (November 13, 2017). "Report says Tom Sizemore violated 11-year-old girl on movie set". Dayton Daily News. Retrieved June 12, 2020.
  3. Baum, Gary (November 13, 2017). "Tom Sizemore Was Removed From Movie Set for Allegedly Violating 11-Year Old Girl". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved June 12, 2020.
  4. Yelland, John W. (May 7, 2018). "Woman speaks after accusing actor Tom Sizemore of sexual abuse on UT film set". KUTV. Retrieved June 12, 2020.
  5. Margolis, Harriet; Krasilovsky, Alexis; Stein, Julia (2015). Shooting Women: Behind the Camera, Around the World. Intellect Books. p. 127. ISBN 9781783205080.
  6. Scheib, Ronnie (November 2, 2005). "Piggy Banks". Variety. Retrieved June 12, 2020.
  7. Felix, Justin (January 11, 2008). "Born Killers". DVD Talk. Retrieved November 9, 2020.
  8. Alexander, Bryan (November 15, 2017). "Heidi Fleiss on ex-Tom Sizemore: 'I knew he had disgusting issues, but this is shocking'". KSDK. Retrieved June 12, 2020.
  9. Desantis, Rachel (November 13, 2017). "Tom Sizemore allegedly sexually assaulted 11-year-old girl on set in 2003". Pittsburgh Post-Gazette. Retrieved June 12, 2020.
  10. Puente, Maria (November 13, 2017). "Tom Sizemore accused of molesting 11-year-old actress on set in 2003". USA Today. Retrieved June 12, 2020.
  11. Direct quote is from a police report, as quoted by Pat Reavy (November 16, 2017). "Actor Tom Sizemore denies touching girl on Utah movie set in 2003". KSL.com, accessed September 15, 2022
  12. Reavy, Pat (May 7, 2018). "Woman sues actor Tom Sizemore alleging sex abuse on Salt Lake movie set". Ksl.com. Retrieved May 7, 2018.
  13. Puente, Maria (August 27, 2020). "Judge dismisses lawsuit alleging Tom Sizemore groped 11-year-old girl, actor still 'dismayed' by allegations". USA Today. Retrieved September 2, 2020.
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