Gotham (film)
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Genre | Thriller |
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Directed by | |
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Music by | George S. Clinton |
Country of origin | United States |
Original language | English |
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Editor | Antony Gibbs |
Running time | 100 minutes (theatrical release) |
Production companies | Phoenix Entertainment Group Keith Addis & Associates, Inc. Cannon films |
Distributor | MGM Television King Features Entertainment |
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Original network | Showtime Network |
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Gotham, also known as The Dead Can't Lie, is a 1988 American made-for-television thriller film written and directed by and starring Tommy Lee Jones and Virginia Madsen. The film was originally created for Showtime.
Plot[]
Down-and-out New York detective Eddie Mallard (Jones) finds himself involved in the weirdest case of his career when a wealthy man asks for his help in stopping his ex-wife (Madsen) from harassing him. Mallard finds that the case may be too much for him when he discovers that the woman died ten years ago – and that he is falling in love with her.
Cast[]
- Tommy Lee Jones as Eddie Mallard
- Virginia Madsen as Rachel Carlyle
- as Charlie Rand
- as Debbie
- Kevin Jarre as Tim
- Frederic Forrest as Father George
- J. B. White as Jimbo
External links[]
Categories:
- 1988 films
- 1980s thriller films
- Golan-Globus films
- Films scored by George S. Clinton
- 1980s thriller film stubs