L.A. Sheriff's Homicide (TV 2003)

It's another night in L.A. County 187 for policeman Walter Drazin and his team, but when they find the corpses of an Asian family in a burned down club, arson and murder come to the fore. ... See full summary »

Director:

David Anspaugh

Writer:

James Ellroy

Stars:

Miguel Ferrer, Richard Bradford, Kevin Dunn

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Miguel Ferrer	...	Sgt. Walter Drazin
Richard Bradford	...	Victor Canizales
Kevin Dunn	...	Lt. Bob Coughlan
Sy Richardson	...	Leotis Brown
Marco Rodríguez	...	Gonzales (as Marco Rodriguez)
Elizabeth Lackey	...	Det. Anne Coates
Holt McCallany	...	Deputy John Gustodas
Michael Saad	...	Dr. Murcott (as Mike Saad)
Aki Aleong	...	Fred Ling
David Leitch	...	Earnest Cop
Randy J. Goodwin	...	Welton Swancy
Paul Goodman	...	Polygrapher
Andre Ware	...	Dutton
Rodney Rincon	...	Sanchez
Deanne Bray	...	Technician (as Deanne Lee Bray)

Storyline

It's another night in L.A. County 187 for policeman Walter Drazin and his team, but when they find the corpses of an Asian family in a burned down club, arson and murder come to the fore. As Drazin investigates the guests of the club, the sordid truth about the city's underworld activities rears its ugly head.

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Plot Keywords:

murder | police | unsold tv series pilot

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Genres:

Drama

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Motion Picture Rating (MPAA)

Rated PG-13 for crude sexual dialogue, some disturbing images/violent content, and a brief drug reference

Details

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

5 July 2003 (USA)

Also Known As:

LA County 187

Filming Locations:

East Los Angeles, California, USA

Company Credits

Technical Specs

Runtime:

82 min

Color:

Color

User Reviews

A hidden Gem

I caught this show on HBO recently and am surprised it was done in 2000 and not picked up for a series. This wonderful, tightly shot show has lots of the powerful technique of plot convolution we now see so routinely on CSI. Miguel Ferrer does well to play the cynical and jaded senior investigator. Interesting pairing of two antagonistic partners who bitch about each other and how they do each other's wives and mothers. Really was not sure how that would sustain in a longer series but for a one time TV movie, it was quite hilarious. Why this series was not picked up then-- maybe the show was just too bold for six years ago with its crude references, racial themes and gritty portrayals. No shame asking where we can get the DVD for the show!