Popularity: 1 (history)
| Director: | Sam Wanamaker |
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| Writer: | Scott Swanton, Tom Curtis |
| Staring: |
| When his teenage son is shot by the Houston police following a stolen van chase, his father undertakes a tireless investigation into the truth and uncovers the fact that the gun found with the boy's body was a "throwdown," a weapon planted by the cops. | |
| Release Date: | Mar 11, 1981 |
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| Director: | Sam Wanamaker |
| Writer: | Scott Swanton, Tom Curtis |
| Genres: | Drama, TV Movie |
| Keywords | police corruption, grand theft auto, grieving parents, planted evidence |
| Production Companies | EMI Television, Roger Gimbel Productions, Heller/Gutwillig Productions |
| Box Office |
Revenue: $0
Budget: $0 |
| Updates |
Updated: Aug 04, 2024 Entered: Apr 26, 2024 |
| Name | Character |
|---|---|
| Hal Holbrook | John Webster |
| Dixie Carter | Billie Webster |
| James Whitmore Jr. | Officer Vane |
| Jennifer Jason Leigh | Amy Wheeler |
| Nancy Malone | Lois Carter |
| Gary McCleery | Randy Webster |
| Barry Corbin | Nick Hanson |
| Richard Beauchamp | Carlos Vega |
| Dennis Redfield | Officer A.D. Jakes |
| John Dennis Johnston | Officer Bob Draxel |
| Sondra Blake | May Wheeler |
| Sean Penn | Don Fremont |
| Robert G. Denison | D.A. Mike King |
| Chris Mulkey | Sonny Manse |
| Jim Antonio | Detective |
| John Chappell | Chief Newmeyer |
| Med Flory | Cort |
| Robert Phalen | Foreman |
| Anthony Edwards | Tommy Lee Swanson |
| Scott Paulin | Tom Curtis |
| Anne Ramsey | Martha Dodson, the Landlady |
| Robert S. Telford | Olson |
| Pat Studstill | Driver |
| John H. Fields | Judge |
| Susan James Berger | Wife |
| James Brewer | Friend |
| David Cramer | Instructor |
| Rhetta Greene | Ruthie |
| Cal Haynes | Hawk |
| Elizabeth Macey | Girl |
| Tom Rayhall | Bailiff |
| Larry Swartz | Clerk |
| Buck Young | Client |
| Name | Job |
|---|---|
| Sam Wanamaker | Director |
| Peter Matz | Music |
| Susan Bluestein | Casting |
| Gary Davis | Stunt Coordinator |
| Scott Swanton | Writer |
| Tom Curtis | Writer |
| Howard Deane | Editor |
| James Hulsey | Art Direction |
| Richard Raguse | Sound Mixer |
| Del Armstrong | Makeup Artist |
| Lynn Del Kail | Hairstylist |
| H. Bud Otto | Script Supervisor |
| Lorin B. Salob | First Assistant Director |
| Ric Rondell | Unit Production Manager |
| Ray Gomez | Second Assistant Director |
| Ira Bates | Set Decoration |
| Susan Gallegly | Production Coordinator |
| C. Robert Holloway | Location Manager |
| Greig McRitchie | Assistant Editor |
| Allan K. Rosen | Music Editor |
| Sam Horta | Sound Editor |
| Paul Cameron | Production Executive |
| Jules Brenner | Director of Photography |
| Name | Title |
|---|---|
| Roger Gimbel | Executive Producer |
| Terry Morse Jr. | Supervising Producer |
| Rosilyn Heller | Producer |
| Robert A. Gutwillig | Executive Producer |
| Organization | Category | Person |
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Popularity History
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| 2024 | 4 | 3 | 6 | 1 |
| 2024 | 5 | 4 | 9 | 2 |
| 2024 | 6 | 2 | 6 | 1 |
| 2024 | 7 | 3 | 6 | 1 |
| 2024 | 8 | 3 | 8 | 0 |
| 2024 | 9 | 1 | 3 | 1 |
| 2024 | 10 | 2 | 6 | 1 |
| 2024 | 11 | 2 | 5 | 1 |
| 2024 | 12 | 2 | 3 | 1 |
| 2025 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 1 |
| 2025 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 |
| 2025 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 1 |
| 2025 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 1 |
| 2025 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 1 |
| 2025 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 1 |
| 2025 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2025 | 8 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 2025 | 9 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 2025 | 10 | 1 | 2 | 0 |
| 2025 | 11 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
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