McBride: The Chameleon Murder

2005 1h 27m EN

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7.3

SOLID

★7.3TMDB · 6

DramaMystery

Synopsis

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As a favor to a friend, defense attorney McBride takes on a client accused of murdering a woman. When McBride and his partner Phil investigate the deceased, they discover she had many identities and with each new life she was leading the list of suspects grows larger.

“Some stories are better left unspoiled.”

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Cast

John Larroquette
Mike McBride
Marta DuBois
Sgt. Roberta Hansen
Matt Lutz
Phil Newberry
Maeve Quinlan
Whitney Collier
Devon Gummersall
Dudley Banks
Dirk Blocker
Det. Jake Fitzsimmons
Vanessa Evigan
Abigail Kramer
Steven Brand
Hanson Collier

Credits

Behind the camera

Director: Kevin Connor
Writers: Jeff Peters
Languages: English
Countries: United States of America

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RUNTIME

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87 minutes exactly — the "classic feature" runtime most directors aim for.

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2 / 8

ERA

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Released 21 years ago.

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3 / 8

CINEMA

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Part of the "McBride Collection" — so the characters or world continue elsewhere.

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4 / 8

ERA

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Lean credit list — fewer than 30 people officially credited.

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5 / 8

DIRECTOR

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Directed by Kevin Connor, shot by Dane Peterson. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.

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6 / 8

DIRECTOR

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Editor Jan Popiden shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.

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7 / 8

CAST

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John Larroquette and Marta DuBois and Matt Lutz carry the top of the cast.

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8 / 8

WILD

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IMDB entry: tt0426104 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.

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Cinephile deep dive

The take

Kevin Connor directs. Dane Peterson behind the camera. Jan Popiden cuts. Runs lean at under 100 minutes. Produced in United States of America. Dialogue in English.

Trivia

Things worth knowing

187 minutes exactly — the "classic feature" runtime most directors aim for.
2Released 21 years ago.
3Part of the "McBride Collection" — so the characters or world continue elsewhere.
4Lean credit list — fewer than 30 people officially credited.
5Directed by Kevin Connor, shot by Dane Peterson. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
6Editor Jan Popiden shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
7John Larroquette and Marta DuBois and Matt Lutz carry the top of the cast.
8IMDB entry: tt0426104 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
9Only 6 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.

The technical file

Cinematography: Dane Peterson
Editing: Jan Popiden
Runtime: 87 min · 1h 27m
Status: Released
Original language: EN
IMDB: McBride: The Chameleon Murder (2005)

Part of

McBride Collection

McBride is the name of a series of 10 made-for-television mystery films released by the Hallmark Channel between 2005 and 2008 and stars John Larroquette as a lawyer. Lawyer Mike McBride is a curmudgeon with a heart of gold. He takes cases based on their merit rather than on their monetary value, which often leads to terse notices from bill collectors. A disillusioned member of the LAPD, McBride left the force after 12 years and went back to school to become a lawyer. With the aid of his ever-present sidekick, Phil Newberry, as well as his former girlfriend, Detective Roberta Hansen, McBride and his team solve crimes the old-fashioned way.