Diagnosis Murder (1992) (TV)

Director:

Christopher Hibler

Writers (WGA):

Joyce Burditt (creator)
Dean Hargrove (written by)

Release Date:

5 January 1992 (USA)

Genre:

Crime | Drama | Mystery

Plot:

Police detective Steve Sloan believes that top manager Nick Osborn has killed his boss, trust-owner Russell Cord...

Plot Keywords:

Medical | Detective | Hospital | Tap Dancing

Cast

Dick Van Dyke	...	Dr. Mark Sloan
Cynthia Gibb	...	Dr. Amanda Bentley
Stephen Caffrey	...	Dr. Jack Parker
Barry Van Dyke	...	Steve Sloan
Bill Bixby	...	Nick Osborne
Mariette Hartley	...	Kate Hamilton
Ken Kercheval	...	Frank Stevens
William Atherton	...	Eric Walker
Brynn Thayer	...	Anita Clifford
Vernee Watson-Johnson	...	Esther Wiggins (as Vernée Watson-Johnson)
Michael MacRae	...	Mr. Foss, Jack's Father (as Michael Macrae)
Richard Robert Redlin	...	Russell Cord (as Richard Redlin)
Shane Meier	...	Paul McKinney
Arthur Duncan	...	Mr. Simms
Eliza Roberts	...	Mrs. McKinney (as Eliza Garrett)

Also Known As:

A Diagnosis of Murder (UK)

Runtime:

120 min

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Black and White | Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.33 : 1

Sound Mix:

Stereo

Company:

Dean Hargrove Productions

Quotes:

[Mark, Steve and a group of officers arrive at the H.Q. of the false company]
Sgt. Steve Sloane: Dad, I can't go in without a search warrant, and I don't have probable cause!
Dr. Mark Sloane: Not necessarily.
[Picks up a brick]
Dr. Mark Sloane: Besides, If I'm wrong, you can arrest me for breaking and entering!
[Mark smashes the window in the door with the brick]

Movie Connections:

Followed by Without Warning (2002) (TV)

Easy watching

Diagnosis Murder is an easy to watch program that entertains on a boring afternoon. The plot lines do have some predictability to them- it all turns out alright in the end, but not without some drama before hand. But then again, most shows are pretty guaranteed to have the happy-ending round up.

It's got a few small laughs, and Dr. Sloane is likable. I'm not saying it's amazing, but it is light and fun. His has a caring persistence, which often causes a little friction between him and his son, the head of the LA homicide squad, though everything is forgiven once the bad guy's/lady's in cuffs.