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To Serve and Protect

  • TV Mini Series
  • 19991999
  • 2h 49m
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Richard Crenna, Craig T. Nelson, and Amanda Detmer in To Serve and Protect (1999)
  • Thriller
  • Crime
  • Drama
Three generations of Dallas police officers join together to track down the deadliest serial killer ever to terrorize Texas.Three generations of Dallas police officers join together to track down the deadliest serial killer ever to terrorize Texas.Three generations of Dallas police officers join together to track down the deadliest serial killer ever to terrorize Texas.
IMDb RATING
5.4/10
222
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  • Stars
    • Craig T. Nelson
    • Richard Crenna
    • John Corbett
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    • Craig T. Nelson
    • Richard Crenna
    • John Corbett
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    • 8User reviews
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    Craig T. Nelson
    Craig T. Nelson
    • Tom Carras Tom Carr
    2 episodes2 eps • 1999
    Richard Crenna
    Richard Crenna
    • Howard Carras Howard Carr
    2 episodes2 eps • 1999
    John Corbett
    John Corbett
    • Bradas Brad
    2 episodes2 eps • 1999
    Joanna Cassidy
    Joanna Cassidy
    • Helen Carras Helen Carr
    2 episodes2 eps • 1999
    James Franco
    James Franco
    • Matt Carras Matt Carr
    2 episodes2 eps • 1999
    Lainie Kazan
    Lainie Kazan
    • Francescaas Francesca
    2 episodes2 eps • 1999
    Charles Homet
    • Eugene Carras Eugene Carr
    2 episodes2 eps • 1999
    Jamie Walters
    Jamie Walters
    • Jeremyas Jeremy
    2 episodes2 eps • 1999
    Kirk Baltz
    Kirk Baltz
    • Donaldas Donald
    2 episodes2 eps • 1999
    Amanda Detmer
    Amanda Detmer
    • Tyler Harris-Carras Tyler Harris-Carr
    2 episodes2 eps • 1999
    Alex Morris
    Alex Morris
    • Chief Dekkeras Chief Dekker
    2 episodes2 eps • 1999
    Marcus Mitchell
    Marcus Mitchell
    • Keithas Keith
    2 episodes2 eps • 1999
    Rainoldo Gooding
    Rainoldo Gooding
    • Keith's Associateas Keith's Associate
    2 episodes2 eps • 1999
    Cynthia Dorn
    • Dr. Zimmermanas Dr. Zimmerman
    2 episodes2 eps • 1999
    Carolyn McCormick
    Carolyn McCormick
    • Tyler's Doctoras Tyler's Doctor
    1 episode1 ep • 1999
    Amanda Welles
    Amanda Welles
    • Barbieas Barbie
    1 episode1 ep • 1999
    Julio Cesar Cedillo
    Julio Cesar Cedillo
    • Patrolman at Poolas Patrolman at Pool
    1 episode1 ep • 1999
    Constance Jones
    • Press Conference Reporter #1as Press Conference Reporter #1
    1 episode1 ep • 1999
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    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? —Princessmaniac1
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      • Three generations of cops... one serial killer.
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      The character of Tom Carr is loosely based on fourth generation New York cop Tom Walker, his father Howard Carr on Walker's father, and his daughter Tyler on Walker's daughter Mary Anne.

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    I always seem to enjoy movies/mini-series about families. Family is very important to me, my parents died young, but I do have my children.

    I thought "To Serve and Protect" was an excellent family story and it was based on the life of Tom Karr (Craig T. Nelson's character), a Dallas police officer. I've seen much more wooden acting than this for sure. Many times I look for the novels movies are based on and buy the book if the movie is interesting enough.

    John Corbett (Brad) was in "My Big Fat Greek Wedding." And he doesn't do so bad for himself if you look in his filmography. Craig T. Nelson was in "Coach" for years and "The District" did pretty well for itself. I enjoyed that series very much.

    Richard Crenna has since died, but I think he was an excellent actor in the role of "Grandpa" going way back to "The Real McCoys." Maybe "Crap" would not be the description for this movie/mini-series if more people in this country would pay more attention to the credits in any film or television series and to "the details" in everyday life. "Stop and smell the roses" once in a while, think things out, look up the actors, see how much experience they have, watch some of their other films/movies/TV shows and maybe someone would not have called this movie "Crap."
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    • Release date
      • February 14, 1999 (United States)
    • Country of origin
      • United States
    • Language
      • English
    • Also known as
      • Family Shield
    • Filming locations
      • Dallas, Texas, USA
    • Production companies
      • Lakeside Productions
      • Wolper Organization
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    • Runtime
      2 hours 49 minutes
    • Color
      • Color
    • Sound mix
      • Stereo
    • Aspect ratio
      • 1.33 : 1

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