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A Slight Case of Murder (1999) -- US Home Video Trailer from TNT
A Slight Case of Murder (1999) -- US Home Video Trailer from TNT

Overview

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6.8/10   893 votes
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Director:
Steven Schachter
Writers (WGA):
Donald E. Westlake (book)
William H. Macy (teleplay) ...
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Release Date:
19 September 1999 (USA) more
Genre:
Comedy | Crime | Mystery more
Plot:
A film critic (William H. Macy) accidentally kills his lover during a spat in which she falls and hits her head... more | add synopsis
Awards:
Nominated for Primetime Emmy. Another 2 wins & 2 nominations more
User Comments:
Prepare to shelve your critical faculties and emit a loud, bipartisan "wheeeeee!". more

Cast

  (Cast overview, first billed only)

William H. Macy ... Terry Thorpe

Adam Arkin ... Det. Fred Stapelli

Felicity Huffman ... Kit Wannamaker

James Cromwell ... John Edgerson
Julia Campbell ... Patricia Stapelli
James Pickens Jr. ... Det. Larry Gray
Paul Mazursky ... John Brant

Vincent Pastore ... Cabby
Michael McMurtry ... Scott

Stephanie Belding ... Laura Penny

Vik Sahay ... Bob
Wenna Shaw ... Brant's assistant

Len Doncheff ... Mr. Petrovsky
Tanja Jacobs ... Bank teller
Vito Rezza ... Capt. O'Donnell
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Additional Details

Also Known As:
A Travesty
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Runtime:
94 min | Israel:89 min
Country:
USA
Language:
English
Color:
Color
Aspect Ratio:
1.85 : 1 more
Sound Mix:
Stereo

Fun Stuff

Quotes:
Terry Thorpe: If you're going to commit a murder -- and I don't recommend it -- one thing you should definitely not do is sleep with the investigating officer's wife. It just makes for a lot of unnecessary complications. more
Movie Connections:
References In Cold Blood (1967) more

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6 out of 6 people found the following comment useful:-
Prepare to shelve your critical faculties and emit a loud, bipartisan "wheeeeee!"., 26 September 1999
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Author: Dave Locke from Pownal, Vermont

Co-scripted by William H. Macy from, arguably, Donald E. Westlake's best and hardest to find novel, "A Travesty". *Very* faithful to the story, the movie stars Macy as a hapless man who gets in way too far over his head after attempting to cover up an accidental death. Costars Adam Arkin and James Cromwell in good supporting roles. The strength of the movie is in the intricate twist-after-twist storyline and in the acting, particularly by Macy who routinely and delightfully breaks through the 4th wall here and gets away with it every time. A good storyline with much dark humor, this one engaged me enough that I've watched it three times in the week since it came out. Prepare to shelve your critical faculties and emit a loud, bipartisan "wheeeeee!".

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