The Heart of a Saturday Night 

Survivors discuss, in a grief-support group, the circumstances of three murders one Saturday night in Baltimore: a girl strangled in an alley on her 16th birthday, a mother who dies as the ... See full summary »

Director:

Whit Stillman

Writers:

Paul Attanasio (created by), Henry Bromell

Stars:

Richard Belzer, Andre Braugher, Reed Diamond

Cast

Episode cast overview, first billed only:
Richard Belzer	...	John Munch
Andre Braugher	...	Frank Pembleton
Reed Diamond	...	Mike Kellerman
Michelle Forbes	...	Dr. Julianna Cox
Clark Johnson	...	Meldrick Lewis
Yaphet Kotto	...	Al Giardello
Melissa Leo	...	Kay Howard
Max Perlich	...	J.H. Brodie (credit only)
Kyle Secor	...	Tim Bayliss
Rosanna Arquette	...	Caroline Widmer
Polly Holliday	...	Mrs. Rath (as Polly Holiday)
Chris Eigeman	...	Jude Silvio
Tom Quinn	...	Tom Rath
Sekou Laidlow	...	Tom Scritz
Jim Scopelitis	...	Dr. Siegel (as Jim Scopeletis)

Storyline

Survivors discuss, in a grief-support group, the circumstances of three murders one Saturday night in Baltimore: a girl strangled in an alley on her 16th birthday, a mother who dies as the victim of a carjacker who drives off with her 3-year-old daughter, and a man who was attacked in the Waterfront Bar in the presence of several uncooperative witnesses. One of the cases remains unsolved.

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Plot Keywords:

woman shot | dead woman on ground | dead woman in morgue | dead wife | dead daughter | 

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Genres:

Crime | Drama | Mystery | Thriller

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Did You Know?

Connections

References Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs (1937)

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Soundtracks

Not Ready Yet
Written by DJ Paul Edge
Performed by Eels

User Reviews

Notice the differences

Another episode of this most excellent series is played in a sort of staggered time set where the incidents of the crimes--all murders--are played around a victim's therapy meeting. The people gathered:a grieving widower(Chris Eigeman),who not only lost my wife but his toddler daughter in a carjacking,a pretty widow(Rosanna Arquete),whose crumbling marriage was typified by her husband's demise at a bar and an elderly couple(Polly Holiday and Tom Rath),whose wayward daughter is killed on her birthday,all recount their experiences to a faceless therapist,voicing their anger,sadness and general discomfits,which all happened on the same Saturday night as it were.

The differences in question lie predominantly in the fact that this show is filmed in two different(actually,on second thought,it was three)lights:the normalized light of the squad room where the detectives track each aforementioned case,the surreal colors of each testimonial's memories,and the grim,grainy light of the therapists room. Solid guest turns by actors playing the victims,added with the usual performances by the detectives on duty--Gee in particular,tackling the bar single-handedly,make this show a quiet gem.

Details

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

15 November 1996 (USA)

Filming Locations:

Baltimore, Maryland, USA

Company Credits

Technical Specs

Sound Mix:

Stereo

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.33 : 1