Skeletons (TV 1997)

A heart attack moves a Pulitzer winning journalist to leave NY for the peace of a small New England town, but he soon finds himself pulled into a case of a man accused of killing his gay ... See full summary »

Director:

David DeCoteau

Writer:

Joshua Michael Stern

Stars:

Ron Silver, Christopher Plummer, Dee Wallace

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Ron Silver	...	Peter Crane
Christopher Plummer	...	Reverend Carlyle
Dee Wallace	...	Heather Crane (as Dee Wallace Stone)
Kyle Howard	...	Zach Crane
James Coburn	...	Frank Jove
Arlene Golonka	...	Melanie Jove
D. Paul Thomas	...	Sheriff Joe Carlton
Paul Bartel	...	Mayor Harley Dunbar
David Graf	...	Sam
Patrick Thomas	...	Toby Carlyle (as Pat Thomas)
Clive Rosengren	...	Jacob MacIntire
Raymond O'Connor	...	Mr. Muir
Kathleen Noone	...	Sadie
Brigitta Dau	...	Laura
Valerie Wildman	...	Belinda Dunbar

Storyline

A heart attack moves a Pulitzer winning journalist to leave NY for the peace of a small New England town, but he soon finds himself pulled into a case of a man accused of killing his gay lover with the blade of a shovel. Wanting to keep the case quiet, the town turns against the journalist and his family when he begins digging into its secrets, until finally the accused man is found hanging in his cell and the truth comes out about more than just the killing.

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Plot Keywords:

journalist | gay | heart attack | priest | shovel murder | 

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Taglines:

Beneath the surface, nothing is what it seems.

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Genres:

Drama | Horror | Thriller

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Certificate:

R

Details

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

25 April 1997 (USA)

Also Known As:

Das Grauen in einer kleinen Stadt

Filming Locations:

Burbank, California, USA

Box Office

Budget:

$2,200,000 (estimated)

Company Credits

Production Co:

HIT Entertainment, Home Box Office (HBO)

Technical Specs

Runtime:

87 min

Sound Mix:

Dolby

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

2.35 : 1

Did You Know?

Trivia

The film was originally started by director 'Ken Russell', but after he locked horns with one of the film's nine producers, he was fired and David DeCoteau was hired to replace him.

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Quotes

Reverend Carlyle: You cannot hide from an AK-47 that's been blessed by the lord.

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Connections

References Bambi (1942)

User Reviews

James Coburn and Christopher Plummer could not save this flick.

Before you waste time reading this review. Please do not watch the movie.

I feel I have wasted time in my life I will never regain and I suggest you not repeat my mistake by watching this movie. That said...

If you were to judge Chris Plummer, James Coburn and Ron Silver on the content of this movie, No one would ever watch ANY of their other films. It was really that bad and worse. I have never wrote an opinion of a movie but this was so bad I had to today.

What drove me insane throughout this attempt at a movie was Ron Silver the main character, whispered his lines most of the time and you could not hear him. You could here the others but no Ronnie Baby and I was actually cursing him through the movie. Oh my his "acting" was horrible. I would say he is the worst actor of all time. As for the plot and script, they were unbelievably bad and made no sense. It was like a very bad science fiction show but with no monsters or special effects.

I can not imagine why James Coburn would take such an empty lifeless role.