To Serve and Protect 

Three generations of Dallas police officers join together to track down the deadliest serial killer ever to terrorize Texas.

Stars:

Craig T. Nelson, Richard Crenna, John Corbett

Cast

Series cast summary:
Craig T. Nelson	...	Tom Carr 2 episodes, 1999
Richard Crenna	...	Howard Carr 2 episodes, 1999
John Corbett	...	Brad 2 episodes, 1999
Joanna Cassidy	...	Helen Carr 2 episodes, 1999
James Franco	...	Matt Carr 2 episodes, 1999
Lainie Kazan	...	Francesca 2 episodes, 1999
Charles Homet	...	Eugene Carr 2 episodes, 1999
Jamie Walters	...	Jeremy 2 episodes, 1999
Kirk Baltz	...	Donald 2 episodes, 1999
Amanda Detmer	...	Tyler Harris-Carr 2 episodes, 1999
Alex Morris	...	Chief Dekker 2 episodes, 1999
Marcus Mitchell	...	Keith 2 episodes, 1999
Rainoldo Gooding	...	Keith's Associate 2 episodes, 1999
Cynthia Dorn	...	Dr. Zimmerman 2 episodes, 1999

Storyline

The Carr Family is a well known family of cops, for three generations now. Now the current generation of cops are investigating a serial killer who murders his victims all differently so they can't trace them all back to him. Yet the murder starts sending Tom Carr, at the police station, videos with him, the serial killer, on it. If that wasn't bad enough. Tom and his wife Helen have to care for their nephew, Matt, when his mom is killed and his dad is hospitalized one night after a shooting at a near convince store. The killer starts to get personal now and attacks the Carr family, by kidnapping and threatening to kill Matt. What will the Carr family do in this time of Crisis? Will Matt be saved in enough time or be the next victim to the killer?

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Plot Keywords:

police | murder | kidnapping | family of cops | tv mini series | 

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Taglines:

Three generations of cops... one serial killer.

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Genres:

Thriller | Crime | Drama

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Details

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

14 February 1999 (USA)

Also Known As:

Family Shield

Filming Locations:

Dallas, Texas, USA

Company Credits

Production Co:

Lakeside Productions, Wolper Organization

Technical Specs

Runtime:

169 min

Sound Mix:

Stereo

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.33 : 1

Did You Know?

Trivia

A TV miniseries for the NBC network.

User Reviews

Unbelievable plot, awful acting, the ads were more entertaining

A dysfunctional Dallas police family with a blonde bimbo daughter (who just happens to be a police officer ... unknown to her father !!!!!) chase a Dirty Harry style nutcase around a merry-go-round of circumstances each more unbelievable than the last. I found myself cheering for the perp. when he almost murdered the blonde. If the murder had taken place 3 generations previously we wouldn't have had to watch this rubbish.

Deary me.