Zero Effect (TV 2002)

Director:

Jake Kasdan

Writers:

Walon Green, Jake Kasdan

Stars:

Alan Cumming, David Julian Hirsh, Krista Allen

Cast

Credited cast:
Alan Cumming	...	Daryl Zero
David Julian Hirsh	...	Jeff Winslow
Rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Krista Allen
Andy Brewster	...	Barfly #2
Laura Ford	...	(as Laura Elizabeth Ford)
Tom Gallop
Natasha Gregson Wagner
Patrick Wolff	...	Room service waiter

Storyline

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Plot Keywords:

sequel | prequel | character name in title | number in title

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Genres:

Mystery

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Details

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Company Credits

Production Co:

Castle Rock Television, National Broadcasting Company (NBC), Warner Bros

Technical Specs

Sound Mix:

Stereo

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.33 : 1

Did You Know?

Trivia

This television pilot was based upon the quirky 1998 detective film of the same name (Zero Effect). Ultimately, NBC chose not to pick up this series.

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Connections

Follows Zero Effect (1998)

User Reviews

Has anybody actually seen this?

It's a pity I missed this made-for-TV flick because I loved the 1998 film, an updating of the classic Sherlock Holmes versus Irene Adler tale, with Nero Wolfe and Archie thrown in. Daryl Zero was an interesting character: brilliant, neurotic and annoying. The mystery itself was pretty good, too.

I see from the cast list that there was no "Arlo" this time out, so I have to wonder whether he was replaced by "Jeff" or whether Zero was operating on his own. It would be a shame to eliminate him, since the interplay between the characters gave the original film a lot of its appeal and energy. Any protagonist who is not likable benefits from being buffered by more sympathetic representatives. Conan Doyle understood this, as did Rex Stout. I wonder whether Kasdan did.

If a DVD is too much to ask for, I'd settle for a reasonably well advertised cable run.