The Glitter Dome (TV 1984)

Al Mackey and Marty are homicide cops in Hollywood and hot on the trail of the murderer of a movie mogul that was moonlighting by making child porno pictures. Willie is one of several ... See full summary »

Director:

Stuart Margolin

Writers:

Stanley Kallis, Joseph Wambaugh (novel)

Stars:

James Garner, Margot Kidder, John Lithgow

1 win.

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
James Garner	...	Sgt. Aloysius Mackey
Margot Kidder	...	Willie
John Lithgow	...	Sgt. Marty Wellborn
John Marley	...	Capt. Woofer
Stuart Margolin	...	Herman Sinclair
Paul Koslo	...	Griswold Veals
Colleen Dewhurst	...	Lorna Dillman
Alex Diakun	...	Weasel
Billy Kerr	...	Ferret
William S. Taylor	...	Hand
Dusty Morean	...	Phipps
Christianne Hirt	...	Jill
Tom McBeath	...	Farrell
Dixie Seatle	...	Amazing Grace
Dale Wilson	...	Lloyd / Bozeman

Storyline

Al Mackey and Marty are homicide cops in Hollywood and hot on the trail of the murderer of a movie mogul that was moonlighting by making child porno pictures. Willie is one of several suspects with motive, opportunity and the evil means to carry out this act. A medal should be in order instead of being arrested.

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Plot Keywords:

hollywood | police | based on novel

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Taglines:

It's tough to make a killing in Hollywood . . . it's even tougher to solve one

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Genres:

Crime | Drama

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Certificate:

R

Details

Country:

Canada USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

18 November 1984 (USA)

Also Known As:

A Cidade do Crime

Filming Locations:

Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada

Box Office

Budget:

$3,500,000 (estimated)

Company Credits

Production Co:

Home Box Office (HBO), Telepictures Corporation, Trincomali Film Productions

Technical Specs

Runtime:

94 min

Sound Mix:

Mono

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.33 : 1

Did You Know?

Trivia

The make and model of the classic car was a silver 1939 Rolls Royce.

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Connections

Featured in Los Angeles Plays Itself (2003)

User Reviews

How could this happen?

This was a great book, and the casting(except Margot Kidder) seems pretty good. What in the heck happened? I would guess this was Stuart Margolin's first and last directing job. To think that John Lithgow actually had to go thru with this makes you appreciate him all the more. Clearly he got his over-acting out of his system with this woofer. Joe Wambaugh should get this film re-done by someone competent, it'd be an academy award winner. I'd like to see that movie, avoid this one at all costs, unless you are a fan of the morbidly unwatchable. And if you are a fan of that, watch a Bush speech instead. Bigger laughs, and bigger tears.