The Interrogation of Michael Crowe (TV 2002)

The lives of Escondido, California residents Cheryl and Stephen Crowe change one morning when they find their twelve year old daughter Stephanie Crowe stabbed to death in her bedroom. As ... See full summary »

Director:

Don McBrearty

Writer:

Alan Hines

Stars:

Ally Sheedy, Mark Rendall, John Bourgeois

2 wins & 7 nominations.

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Ally Sheedy	...	Cheryl Crowe
Mark Rendall	...	Michael Crowe
John Bourgeois	...	Detective Claytor
Hannah Lochner	...	Shannon Crowe
Rosemary Dunsmore	...	Dorothy Sorenson
Karl Pruner	...	Detective Baker
Chris Owens
Jonathan Whittaker
Michael Riley	...	Stephen Crowe
Anna Mary Wilson	...	Stephanie Crowe (as Anna Wilson)
Geoffrey Bowes
Christopher Behnisch	...	Richard Tuite
Karen Glave
Paulino Nunes	...	Officer Gould
Jacqueline Pillon	...	Officer Valinski

Storyline

The lives of Escondido, California residents Cheryl and Stephen Crowe change one morning when they find their twelve year old daughter Stephanie Crowe stabbed to death in her bedroom. As procedure dictates, the police take each member of the household away individually to be questioned, and the remaining children - fourteen year old Michael Crowe and adolescent Shannon Crowe - are taken into protective custody until Cheryl and Stephen can be cleared. The police end up placing much of their focus on the sullen Michael, who they question without counsel and without discussion with his parents. The tone of the police questioning is that they believe Michael did kill his sister, the police lying, harassing and coercing in the process. Under the barrage of questioning, Michael eventually confesses, as do two of his friends, both questioned under the same threatening tone. Cheryl and Stephen, who are finally made aware of the questioning and the confessions, enlist the help of sympathetic ...

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Plot Keywords:

police custody | telefilm | legal issue | false accusation | teen | 

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Taglines:

The Police Were Not Looking For The Truth ... Just A Confession

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Genres:

Drama

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Details

Country:

USA Canada

Language:

English

Release Date:

4 December 2002 (USA)

Also Known As:

Un coupable à tout prix

Filming Locations:

Ontario, Canada

Company Credits

Production Co:

Interrogation Film Productions, JB Media, Andrea Baynes Productions

Technical Specs

Runtime:

100 min 91 min (Ontario)

Sound Mix:

Stereo

Color:

Color

Did You Know?

Trivia

This dramatization is based on the factual documentary previously created for Court TV by co-writer/producer/directors Marc Wallace and Jonathan 'Greene (III)'. Their documentary, with same title, was awarded the Alfred I. du-Pont/Columbia University Silver Baton for excellence in broadcast journalism in January, 2002.

User Reviews

stunning!!! Especially for a T.V. Movie.

This movie was absolutely stunning. I was shocked at how well it was done. Although Michael Riley's performance as Stephen Crow was a little dull, the rest of it was fabulous. Mark Rendall, who played Michael Crow, was unbelievable. He left me in tears. His performance was superb. And Ally Sheedy, who played Cheryl Crow, was excellant, as usual. The real murder took place VERY close to my home, and the accuracy was unbelievable. This was the one of the most accurate murder cases I've ever seen. Overall, I give this movie 9/10.