License to Kill (TV 1984)

A grieving family whose daughter was killed in a car crash with a drunken driver is outraged and frustrated as they encounter the inevitable bureaucratic delays in bringing the case to ... See full summary »

Director:

Jud Taylor

Writer:

William A. Schwartz

Stars:

James Farentino, Penny Fuller, Don Murray

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
James Farentino	...	John Peterson
Penny Fuller	...	Judith Peterson
Don Murray	...	Tom Fiske
Millie Perkins	...	Mary Fiske
Ari Meyers	...	Amy Peterson
Donald Moffat	...	Webster
Jacqueline Brookes	...	Judge Miriam Roth
Kristen Vigard	...	Lynne Peterson
Denzel Washington	...	Martin Sawyer
George Martin	...	Steve
John M. Jackson	...	Officer Caskey
Josef Rainer	...	Campbell (as Joe Rainer)
Jerry Haynes	...	Bill Wilson
Marc Gilpin	...	Larry Chernoff
Niki Flacks	...	Meredith

Storyline

A grieving family whose daughter was killed in a car crash with a drunken driver is outraged and frustrated as they encounter the inevitable bureaucratic delays in bringing the case to trial. Once in the courtroom, they are horror-stricken as the young, hard-pressed district attorney seems unable to overcome the technicalities and maneuverings that the driver's attorney uses to keep his client out of jail and still on the streets as a legal driver. When the judge is forced to rule time and again in favor of the defense, it appears that the driver might escape punishment altogether.

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Genres:

Drama

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Details

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

10 January 1984 (USA)

Also Known As:

Diritto alla vita

Filming Locations:

Dallas, Texas, USA

Company Credits

Production Co:

D. Petrie Productions, Marian Rees Associates

Technical Specs

Runtime:

96 min

Sound Mix:

Mono

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.33 : 1

Did You Know?

Connections

Featured in Cubby Broccoli: The Man Behind Bond (2000)

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Soundtracks

"Time in a Bottle"
Written and Performed by Jim Croce
Produced by Terry Cashman and Tommy West
Courtesy of Lifesong Records

User Reviews

What a stinking ripoff!

I bought this movie with Denzel Washington on the cover and a title of License to Kill. It even says "full screen" and the back said "unrated." Well, it was unrated all right, because it was a TV movie and Denzel Washington had a minor part in it. All I can say that Denzel must have had some time to kill before he started A Soldier's Story and made this in a day. It was certainly a complete ripoff by Echo bridge Home Entertainment to package the trash as it did and take my money. It should be sold at the dollar store for a buck. It was a Lifetime movie, pure and simple, and there is nothing I can say that is worse that that.

These people ripped me off.