Murder in Greenwich (2002) (TV)

User Rating:

6.2/10   

Director:

Tom McLoughlin

Writers (WGA):

Mark Fuhrman (book)
Dave Erickson (teleplay)

Release Date:

15 November 2002 (USA)

Genre:

Crime | Mystery | Drama | Thriller

Tagline:

Money built walls around the truth. One man knocked them down.

Plot:

The story of Martha Moxley, 15 year old girl murdered in Greenwich in the 1970's, her murder going unsolved for 25 years.

Plot Keywords:

Murder | Investigation | Docudrama | Justice | Narration From The Grave

Awards:

3 nominations

Cast

Christopher Meloni	...	Mark Fuhrman
Robert Forster	...	Steve Carroll
Maggie Grace	...	Martha Moxley
Toby Moore	...	Tommy Skakel
Jon Foster	...	Michael Skakel
Andrew Robertt	...	Stephen Weeks (as Andrew Mitchell)
Liddy Holloway	...	Dorothy Moxley
Theresa Healey	...	Hildy Southerlyn
Michael Saccente	...	Dr. Baden
James Beaumont	...	Robert Mathers
Carolyn Bock	...	Caroline Fuhrman
Sally Martin	...	Charity Foster
Renée Ellwood	...	Lucy Duke (as Renee Ellwood)
Tim Adam	...	Morris Banks
Bruce Hopkins	...	Lancaster

Also Known As:

Dominick Dunne Presents: Murder in Greenwich (UK) (complete title) (USA) (complete title)

MPAA:

Rated R for some violent images.

Runtime:

89 min

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Sound Mix:

Stereo

Certification:

Argentina:16 | UK:15 | Finland:K-15 (TV rating) (self applied) | Czech Republic:15 | USA:R | Australia:M

Filming Locations:

Auckland, New Zealand

Company:

Columbia TriStar Domestic Television

Goofs:

Factual errors: There is steam from electric trains in the train station scene.

Impressive!

Having seen this without knowing all the hoopla surrounding the lead character, indeed without even knowing that it was based on real-life events, I must say I am impressed. "Murder in Greenwich" is an above average production for a made-for-TV movie - the acting is uniformly great, Christopher Meloni in particular putting in a stand-out performance and the teen actors excel in what are difficult roles. The idea of the dead girl narrating the movie is a stroke of genius which elevates the movie from merely good to excellent. The script is exemplary for what is essentially movie-of-the-week fodder and the cinematography is beautiful.