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RUNTIME
Did you know
Tight 60-minute runtime — shorter than most television pilots.
MoodPlayr · trivia#01
Cameo by Night
1987 1h 0m EN
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9.0
MASTERPIECE
★9.0TMDB · 1
Synopsis
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Failed TV pilot about Jennifer, a police secretary who goes undercover as rock fan Cameo to search the music scene for a serial killer who preys upon teens at music venues. Her handler is police detective Bellflower.
“Some stories are better left unspoiled.”
Cast
Sela Ward
Jennifer / Cameo
Justin Deas
Detective Bellflower
Thomas Ryan
Sorry Eddie
David Graf
Detective Kraxburger
Michael Greene
Captain Uroff
Mary Jo Deschanel
Mrs. Schwinn
Stephen Shellen
Larry Willard
Brian Brophy
Slick
Credits
Behind the camera
- Director
- Paul Lynch
- Writers
- Chris Carter
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Cinephile deep dive
The take
Paul Lynch directs. Runs lean at under 100 minutes.
Trivia
Things worth knowing
- 1Tight 60-minute runtime — shorter than most television pilots.
- 239 years old — old enough to be someone's favourite childhood film.
- 3Lean credit list — fewer than 30 people officially credited.
- 4Sela Ward and Justin Deas and Thomas Ryan carry the top of the cast.
- 5IMDB entry: tt0166904 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
- 6Only 1 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.
The technical file
- Runtime
- 60 min · 1h 0m
- Status
- Released
- Original language
- EN
Also by
Paul Lynch
Key crew
Release history · US
When it landed
- TV1987-07-12
