Case Closed (film)

For other uses, see Case Closed (disambiguation).
Case Closed
GenreMystery, Detective
Screenplay byByron Allen
Directed byDick Lowry
StarringCharles Durning
Byron Allen
Erica Gimpel
ComposerSylvester Levay
Country of originUnited States
Original languageEnglish
Production
ProducerAndrew Gottlieb
Production locationAtlanta, Georgia
CinematographyBrian West
EditorFred A. Chulack
Running time93 minutes
Production companiesHouston Motion Picture Entertainment
CBS Entertainment
Original release
NetworkCBS
ReleaseApril 19, 1988 (1988-04-19)

Case Closed is a 1988 American made-for-television film. The film starred Charles Durning and Byron Allen.[1] Byron Allen was also the co-writer and co-producer on the film.[2] It was directed by Dick Lowry.[1] The film was shot in Atlanta, Georgia, and was broadcast on CBS on April 19, 1988.[2]

Plot

David Brockman, a hip young black police detective, uncovers a suspicious link between three recent murders and an unsolved, 15-year old cold case involving the theft of The Third Star of Africa diamond.

Desperate for a lead, he seeks the reluctant assistance of gruff Les Kabalski, the now retired police officer who investigated the diamond case - the only case he never solved. This unlikely pair strikes up a strange partnership full of arguments about love, life and the law.

High-powered action mixes with high-spirited comedy (Brockman's quicksilver tongue often gets him into trouble with killers, cuties and other police officers) as the two men follow a deadly trail of murders through a contemporary Los Angeles of transvestites and midget wrestlers, capped by some hair-raising car chases.[3]

Reception

Don Shirley of the Los Angeles Times gave the movie a negative review.[4]

References

  1. ^ a b "Case Closed (1988) - Overview - TCM.com". Turner Classic Movies. Retrieved 30 October 2015.
  2. ^ a b Hal Erickson (2016). "Case-Closed - Trailer - Cast - Showtimes". Movies & TV Dept. The New York Times. Archived from the original on 2016-03-09. Retrieved 2015-10-30.
  3. ^ Gibraltar Broadcasting Corporation Television and Radio Guide; 03/11/1990 - 09/11/1990; Page 2
  4. ^ Shirley, Don (1988-04-19). "Television Reviews : 'Case Closed': Cop Story That Can't Find the Beat". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved 2015-10-30.


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