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Tom Curtis (article)
Scott Swanton (teleplay)
Release Date:
11 March 1981 (USA) more
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A young man is shot and killed in an altercation with Houston police. His father doesn't believe the police version of the incident and starts digging around on his own. | add synopsis
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Nominated for Primetime Emmy. more
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Wonderful TV-movie more (2 total)
Cast
(Cast overview, first billed only) | Hal Holbrook | ... | John Webster |
| Dixie Carter | ... | Billie Webster |
| James Whitmore Jr. | ... | Officer Vane |
 | Jennifer Jason Leigh | ... | Amy Wheeler |
| Nancy Malone | ... | Lois Carter |
| Gary McCleery | ... | Randy Webster |
 | Barry Corbin | ... | Nick Hanson |
| Richard Beauchamp | ... | Carlos Vega |
| Dennis Redfield | ... | Officer A.D. Jakes |
 | John Dennis Johnston | ... | Officer Bob Draxel |
| Sondra Blake | ... | May Wheeler |
 | Robert G. Denison | ... | D.A. Mike King |
 | Chris Mulkey | ... | Sonny Manse |
 | Sean Penn | ... | Don Fremont |
| Jim Antonio | ... | Detective |
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USA:100 min
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It's sort of a scaled-down, TV version of RASHOMON--not on that level, to be sure, but quite well-done on its own standards.
Excellent performances from future man-and-wife Hal Holbrook and Dixie Carter, as well as future stars Anthony Edwards ("ER"), Sean Penn, and Jennifer Jason Leigh.