Shooting Stars (TV 1983)

Two television actors who play detectives are fired when the show's star gets upset that they are getting the better parts to play. So, they decide to try it for real.

Director:

Richard Lang

Writers:

Michael Fisher (screenplay), Michael Fisher (story),

Stars:

Parker Stevenson, Billy Dee Williams, Edie Adams

Cast

Credited cast:
Parker Stevenson	...	Bill O'Keefe
Billy Dee Williams	...	Douglas Hawk
Rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Edie Adams	...	Hazel
Edwin Avedissian	...	Mitch
Richard Bakalyan	...	Snuffy
Angela Black	...	TV Newswoman
Don Calfa	...	Driscoll
Kathryn Daley	...	Janie
Herb Edelman
David Faustino	...	Patrick
Elizabeth Foxx	...	Tracy
Tim Haldeman	...	Prop Man
D.D. Howard	...	Glenda
Monty Jordan	...	Detective
Kathleen Lloyd	...	Laura

Storyline

Two television actors who play detectives are fired when the show's star gets upset that they are getting the better parts to play. So, they decide to try it for real.

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Plot Keywords:

actor | detective | private detective | chase | helicopter | 

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Genres:

Action | Comedy

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Details

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

28 July 1983 (USA)

Also Known As:

Lannistumattomat

Company Credits

Production Co:

Aaron Spelling Productions

Technical Specs

Runtime:

96 min

Sound Mix:

Mono

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.33 : 1

User Reviews

Good Story, Good Stars - Why doesn't it work??

They say movies are magic. It must be true. There must be a magic ingredient beyond script and actors that make movies work. This movie does not have the magic! Parker Stevenson and Billy Dee Williams star as TV detectives that get cancelled and decide to try it for real. On their first case they have to use a movie prop as a gun ( There is a waiting period to buy a gun). It should work. You are rooting for it to work! But it never does. It reminds you of a pilot for a TV series. Maybe that's what it needed. A little more time for the characters to grow and the plot to develop.