True Crime (Video 1995)

Mary Giordano is a bright, intelligent student who goes to a catholic school. She also has a addiction to mystery novels and detective magazines (hence the title of the movie), which ... See full summary »

Director:

Pat Verducci

Writer:

Pat Verducci

Stars:

Alicia Silverstone, Kevin Dillon, Bill Nunn

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Alicia Silverstone	...	Mary Giordano
Kevin Dillon	...	Tony Campbell
Bill Nunn	...	Detective Jerry Guinn
Michael Bowen	...	Earl Parkins
Ann Devaney	...	Sherry Tarnley
Joshua Schaefer	...	John Giordano
Marla Sokoloff	...	Vicki Giordano
Jennifer Savidge	...	Celia Giordano
Tara Subkoff	...	Liz McConnell
David Packer	...	Sergeant Collins
Alissa Dowdy	...	Kathleen Donlevy
Aimee Brooks	...	Margie Donlevy
Brian Wankum	...	Roger
Melissa DeLizia	...	Girl #1
Tiombe Lockhart	...	Girl #2 (as Tiombe Anika Lockhart)

Storyline

Mary Giordano is a bright, intelligent student who goes to a catholic school. She also has a addiction to mystery novels and detective magazines (hence the title of the movie), which inspire her to do her own detective work. When she starts snooping around on the case of a murderer of teenage girls, it gets her in hot water with her mentor Detective Jerry Gunn. But it also starts a team up with police cadet Tony Campbell. The two work together to find the murderer. But the closer Mary gets to solving the murder, the more danger she puts herself in of being the next victim.

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Plot Keywords:

murder | serial killer | child murder investigation | child murder | investigation | 

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Taglines:

Trust no one

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Genres:

Crime | Mystery | Thriller

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Motion Picture Rating (MPAA)

Rated PG-13 for violence, menacing plot material and several scenes of sensuality

Details

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

25 July 1996 (Spain)

Also Known As:

Dangerous Kiss

Filming Locations:

John Marshall High School - 3939 Tracy Street, Los Feliz, Los Angeles, California, USA

Company Credits

Production Co:

Trimark Pictures

Technical Specs

Runtime:

94 min

Sound Mix:

Dolby

Color:

Color

Did You Know?

Goofs

When Mary reads the case file after breaking into the police office, the word "HOMICIDE" is misspelled "HOMOCIDE".

User Reviews

Bland... in one word.

The movie never becomes intolerable to watch. And to tell it straight, it has nothing to show either, except maybe part-sexy Alicia Silverstone in a nerdy non-sexy character in revealing quite-sexy dresses. The story is very easy to follow or there's nothing to follow -- you can see in either way. There is no suspense, little action, unimpressive dialogs, unsatisfactory sensuality, same boring locations and very bland acting. Kevin Dillon is totally worthless. Silverstone... well, I didn't concentrate too much on her acting, I confess. Yet as I said earlier, if one has nothing to do except watching a movie, this won't look so bad. 4/10