Columbo: Season 10, Episode 1

Columbo Goes to College (9 Dec. 1990)

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Stephen Caffrey ...
Justin Rowe
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Cooper Redman
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Prof. D.E. Rusk
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Dominic Doyle
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June Clark
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Mr. Redman
Bridget Hanley ...
Mrs. Rusk
Jim Antonio ...
Joe Doyle
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Guy Stockwell ...
Club Owner
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Jordan Rowe
Les Lannom ...
Malloy
Elizabeth Swackhamer ...
Sara
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The popular tv detective investigates a murder at a college where two students kill their professor who was trying to expel them. Contains mild violence, but nothing that would be considered offensive. Written by John Sacksteder <jsackste@bellsouth.net>

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Trivia

In "Columbo Goes To College", Columbo is a guest lecturer at a criminology class. He reminisces about the prior season's Columbo: Agenda for Murder, describing how he obtained a piece of chewing gum belonging to murder suspect Oscar Finch (Patrick McGoohan), which was matched to teeth-marks on a piece of cheese left at the murder scene. See more »

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Columbo is visiting Mrs Rusk - he walks towards her as she sits on the couch in the window. As he walks, his hands are visible and are empty. In the next shot, he has his notebook and pencil in his hands. See more »

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Cooper Redman: Your father's pretty wacky.
Justin Rowe: Yeah, he's a sick man. I hate him.
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Followed by Columbo: Columbo and the Murder of a Rock Star (1991) See more »

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"Poor Rich Boy"
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Written by Burt Bacharach, David Pack, Joe Puerta
Performed by Ambrosia
Produced by Val Garay, assisted by Niko Bolas at Record One
Drums: Burleigh Drummond
Bass: Joe Puerta
Keyboards: Christopher North and David Lewis
Background vocals and guitar: David Pack
Background vocals and percussion: Royce Jones
(from Arthur The Album")
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If you liked Hitchcock's "Rope"
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or any stories reminiscent of the Leopold and Loeb case, you may find this movie entertaining. The cast includes Robert Culp,with Stephen Caffrey and Garrison Hershberger as the college students.

Peter Falk is his usual self, pretending to be tricked by the precocious students. Caffrey ("Longtime Companion", "Buried Alive") is excellent, and should do more of these menacing roles. Basically the two frat buddies become tired of their demanding parents, who expect nothing less than academic perfection, attendance at the best schools will only be financed if they conform. There is an excellent scene wherein Culp rakes Caffrey over the coals after he gets a low grade, threatens to cut off his trust funds and Caffrey later says to his friend: "I hate him, I want him dead"...

All is not well in Beverly Hills. This is always an excellent theme. I believe this film came out in 1990 right after the Menendez killings. If you watch "Menedez, a Killing in Beverly Hills" and then compare it to this film, you may find some interesting parallels.


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