Murder Live!
| Murder Live! | |
|---|---|
 DVD cover for film | |
| Written by | Peter Horton Chris Bertolet |
| Directed by | Roger Spottiswoode |
| Starring | Marg Helgenberger David Morse Teri Garr Peter Horton |
| Music by | Gary Chang |
| Country of origin | USA |
| Original language | English |
| Production | |
| Producers | Karen Moore Randy Sutter |
| Cinematography | Jeffrey Jur |
| Editor | Dominique Fortin |
| Running time | 96 minutes |
| Distributor | NBC Studios |
| Release | |
| Original release | 9 March 1997 |
Murder Live! is an American made-for-television film that first aired on NBC on March 9, 1997. Directed by Roger Spottiswoode, the film stars Marg Helgenberger, David Morse and Peter Horton, who also co-write the film.
Plot[]
Pia Postman (Helgenberger) hosts a self-titled tabloid talk show, a program grieving father Frank McGrath (Morse) takes offense to after his daughter commits suicide as a direct result of being humiliated on the show. He then disguises himself as a member of the audience during a live episode of the show, and takes Postman hostage wearing a bomb jacket, threatening to kill himself, Postman, and the audience if the police intervene.[1]
Cast[]
- Marg Helgenberger as Pia Postman
- David Morse as Frank McGrath
- Teri Garr as JoAnn McGrath
- Peter Horton as Lt. Clay Maloney
- Christine Estabrook as Dr. Christine Winter
- Lauren Tom as Marge Fong
- Neal McDonough as Hank Wilson
- Eloy Casados as Tony Grenaldi
- John O'Hurley as Hal Damon
References[]
- ^ Scanner – A Weekly Guide to TV. page 4.
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External links[]
- Murder Live! at IMDb
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- 1997 television films
- 1997 films
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- NBC network original films
- Films about hostage takings
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- Films directed by Roger Spottiswoode
- Films scored by Gary Chang
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