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Director:
Dennis Dugan
Writers:
Richard Levinson (creator) &
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Release Date:
10 January 1994 (USA) more
Genre:
Drama | Mystery | Crime more
Plot:
L.A. radio moderator Chase kills Jerry Winters, a member of his staff who tried to help Chase's daughter... more | add synopsis
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User Comments:
An ego-maniacal talk show host meets his match in Columbo more (9 total)

Cast

  (Cast overview, first billed only)

Peter Falk ... Columbo

William Shatner ... Fielding Chase

Molly Hagan ... Victoria Chase

Jack Laufer ... Gerald 'Gerry' Winters
Richard Kline ... Louis 'Lou' Cates

Yorgo Constantine ... Station Manager
Mark Lonow ... Theodore 'Ted' Malloy

Beverly Leech ... Deirdre 'DeeDee' Ross

Brian Markinson ... Deirdre's Agent
Robin Clarke ... Senator Gordon Madison
Christopher Templeton ... Marian Burke
John C. Anders ... Officer Davis
Denice Kumagai ... Martha (as Denice Kumagi)
Deryl Caitlin ... Second Biker (as Deryl Caitlyn)

Glenn Taranto ... Engineer
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Runtime:
USA:120 min (including commercials)
Country:
USA
Language:
English
Color:
Color
Aspect Ratio:
1.33 : 1 more
Sound Mix:
Stereo
Certification:
UK:PG
Company:
Universal TV more

Fun Stuff

Trivia:
Second appearance by William Shatner as the villain in an episode of Columbo. more
Goofs:
Continuity: Radio commentator Fielding Chase wears a pencil-thin mustache, so wispy and light that it's barely visible even in most close-ups, except while he is talking to Columbo at the murder scene, when the mustache is suddenly, dramatically darker brown. Part of his disguise at the murder scene? Not likely, since the mustache was lighter during the murder itself, and is already back to its light and thin appearance when Fielding brings Columbo into his home afterward. more
Quotes:
Soap Opera Director: Okay... homeless people, go home! more
Movie Connections:
Followed by Columbo: Strange Bedfellows (1995) (TV) more

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An ego-maniacal talk show host meets his match in Columbo, 2 April 2006
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Author: Reginald D. Garrard from Camilla, GA

It's amazing how viewers can see something different. Though I agree with the other commentator about Shatner's 'stache taking on a life of its own, I disagree with the comments about the actor's acting. While the two-hour movie format is not as "tight" as the ninety-minute episodes, "Butterfly in Shades of Gray" is entertaining until the end.

Some of the highlights include the murder, the exchange between Falk's Columbo and Shatner's "Fielding Chase" in the restaurant, the argument between Shatner and his daughter, as well as the on-air revelation about a wayward senator.

Dick DeBenedictus's score enlivens the story with the appropriate blend of mystery and suspense.

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