Detective (2005)

Detective Sergeant Malcolm Ainslie, a Catholic priest turned distinguished investigator for the police, has agreed to hear the confession of a convicted serial killer sentenced to death in ... See full summary »

Director:

David S. Cass Sr.

Writers:

Philip Rosenberg (teleplay), Arthur Hailey (novel)

Stars:

Tom Berenger, Annabeth Gish, Rick Gomez

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Tom Berenger	...	Sgt. Malcolm Ainslie
Annabeth Gish	...	Cynthia Ernst
Rick Gomez	...	Det. Rodriguez
Frank Whaley	...	Brewmaster
J. Karen Thomas	...	Ruby Bowe
Renee Rizzo	...	Det..Parici
Wanda De Jesus	...	Sanchez
Sean O'Bryan	...	Elroy Doil
Cybill Shepherd	...	Karen Ainslie
David Atkinson	...	James 'Little Jesus' Calhoun
Thomas Rosales Jr.	...	Carlos Quinones (as Tom Rosales)
Charles Durning	...	Councilman Max Ernst
Douglas Fisher	...	Theo Pallacio, Ernst's Butler
Vic Polizos	...	Collinwood
Stephanie Cameron	...	Wanda Fairly

Storyline

Detective Sergeant Malcolm Ainslie, a Catholic priest turned distinguished investigator for the police, has agreed to hear the confession of a convicted serial killer sentenced to death in a just a matter of hours. What he promises to reveal to Ainslie is the truth behind the crimes and the reason he confessed to the one crime Ainslie doesn't even believe he committed. What unfolds between the two men is a serpentine trail into both men's pasts based on the bestseller from master storyteller Arthur Hailey.

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Plot Keywords:

based on novel

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Genres:

Crime | Drama

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Details

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

2005 (USA)

Also Known As:

Arthur Hailey's Detective

Company Credits

Production Co:

Alpine Medien Productions, Hallmark Entertainment, Larry Levinson Productions

Technical Specs

Runtime:

171 min

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1

Did You Know?

Goofs

In the funeral scenes, "Lieutenant" Newbold is wearing Captain bars on his uniform.

User Reviews

real throwback to cheesy 70s cop movies

not a bad movie. just not a good one. it is tolerable, the kind of movie you will end up watching if you are sick in bed and can't find the remote. it's a "movie of the week" paced like a mini-series event scheduled during sweeps. Tom Berenger is good (as he always is) and Cybill Shepherd is, well, Cybill Shepherd. Annabeth Gish is totally wasted. She seems to actually be absent through most of her performance except for the occasional shrill outburst towards the end. You can't really blame the actors because the real flaw is the story line and script: back-to-back pointless and clichéd conversations that do nothing to move the plot along.