Stone Cold (2005) (TV)

Director:

Robert Harmon

Writers (WGA):

Robert B. Parker (novel)
John Fasano (teleplay) ...

Release Date:

20 February 2005 (USA)

Genre:

Crime | Drama | Mystery | Thriller

Plot:

Jesse Stone (Selleck) is a New England police chief investigating a series of murders, in an adaptation of Robert B. Parker's novel.

Plot Keywords:

Police Chief | First Of Series | Attorney | District Attorney | Medical Doctor

Cast

Tom Selleck	...	Chief Jesse Stone
Jane Adams	...	Brianna Lincoln
Reg Rogers	...	Andrew Lincoln
Viola Davis	...	Molly Crane
Alexis Dziena	...	Candace Pennington
Kohl Sudduth	...	Luther 'Suitcase' Simpson
Polly Shannon	...	Abby Taylor
Stephen McHattie	...	Captain Healy
Shawn Roberts	...	Bo Marino
Alex House	...	Kevin Feeney
Mimi Rogers	...	Rita Fiore
Vito Rezza	...	Anthony D'Angelo
Victoria Snow	...	Margaret Pennington
Ralph Small	...	Chuck Pennington
Thomas Gibson	...	Troy Drake

Also Known As:

Robert B. Parker's Stone Cold (UK) (complete title) (USA) (complete title)
Jesse Stone: Stone Cold (USA) (new title)
Stone Cold (USA) (short title)

MPAA:

Rated R for violent content, some sexuality, nudity and brief drug use.

Runtime:

87 min

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1

Sound Mix:

Stereo

Certification:

Australia:M | Singapore:NC-16 | Canada:PG | USA:TV-14 | Iceland:12 | Netherlands:12 | USA:R | Argentina:16 | UK:12

Filming Locations:

Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada

Company:

Brandman Productions

Trivia:

Scott Wickware had originally portrayed Captain Healy in Spenser: Small Vices (1999) (TV).

Goofs:

Revealing mistakes: The bathroom Bo is cornered in is clearly a women's bathroom. There are no urinals and as he knocks open the doors to the stalls, a tampon dispenser can clearly be seen on the wall.

Quotes:

Dr. Perkins: Anthony said on the phone we got a murder?
Chief Jesse Stone: Well, you're the crime scene guy, Doc, but there's two bullet holes in his chest.
Dr. Perkins: Well, that'll be a clue.

Movie Connections:

Followed by Jesse Stone: Night Passage (2006) (TV)

Enjoyed the Selleck version of Stone Cold

I am an avid reader, and I seldom enjoy film versions of novels that I have read. It is amazing how Hollywood can take an interesting and exciting book and turn it into total garbage.

The Jessie Stone novels by Robert Parker are some of my favorites. I prefer them to the Spenser books because the Stone character is more realistic and multi-dimensional than Spenser.

Having said all that, this adaptation of the Parker book is exceptionally well done. Selleck is perhaps a bit too old to play Stone, but he is the perfect person in all other respects for the job. It has been a while since I read the book, but unlike most other adaptations, this one stays true to the original, and the story survives in the film.

I was not aware that this movie had even been made until I saw and rented it this afternoon in my local video rental store. It was well worth the price.