The Killing of Randy Webster (1981) (TV)

User Rating:

6.0/10   

Director:

Sam Wanamaker

Writers:

Tom Curtis (article)
Scott Swanton (teleplay)

Release Date:

11 March 1981 (USA)

Genre:

Drama

Plot:

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. |

Plot Keywords:

Police Chase | Flashback Sequence | Houston Texas | Father Son Relationship | Auto Theft

Awards:

Nominated for Primetime Emmy.

Cast

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

Runtime:

USA:100 min

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.33 : 1

Sound Mix:

Mono

Company:

EMI Television

Smart ass kid goes looking for fun and adventure

A psychologically abused teen, unable to settle down, goes to another city and gets himself bumped off by the local law. His distraught parents then spend several years trying to prove the police had no business shooting the boy, who the police said had a gun at the time of his death. Good drama about a pair of parents who were unfit for their role as childraisers, but who cared enough to seek justice for their child's death. Really gives the law a black eye.