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Making a Case for Murder
"The Truth Will Come Out!"
1989 1h 34m EN
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Synopsis
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In December, 1986, 3 black men ran into car trouble in Howard Beach, a middle-class neighborhood in New York City. Unable to start their car, they sought refuge in a nearby restaurant. What happened later that night shocked the entire city.
βThe Truth Will Come Out!β
Cast
Daniel J. Travanti
Joe Hynes
William Daniels
Slaney
Joe Morton
Cederic Sandiford
Cliff Gorman
Bernstein
Dan Lauria
Doug
Regina Taylor
Gina
Gerry Becker
Ed Boyer
Kurt Naebig
Robert Riley
Credits
Behind the camera
- Director
- Dick Lowry
- Writers
- Steve Bello
- Languages
- English
- Countries
- United States of America
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The take
Dick Lowry directs. Ron Fortunato behind the camera. Byron 'Buzz' Brandt cuts. Runs lean at under 100 minutes. Produced in United States of America. Dialogue in English.
Trivia
Things worth knowing
- 137 years old β old enough to be someone's favourite childhood film.
- 2Directed by Dick Lowry, shot by Ron Fortunato. Note their partnership β DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
- 3Editor Byron 'Buzz' Brandt shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
- 4Daniel J. Travanti and William Daniels and Joe Morton carry the top of the cast.
- 5Marketing tagline: "The Truth Will Come Out!".
- 6IMDB entry: tt0097533 β still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
- 7Only 1 TMDB ratings β you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.
The technical file
- Cinematography
- Ron Fortunato
- Editing
- Byron 'Buzz' Brandt
- Costume design
- Jay Hurley
- Makeup / hair
- Lillian Toth
- Runtime
- 94 min Β· 1h 34m
- Status
- Released
- Original language
- EN
- Certification (US)
- PG-13
Also by
Dick Lowry
Production companies
Who made it
- WO
World International Network
US
- PA
Patchett Kaufman Entertainment
US
NBC
US
Key crew
- ProducerJ. Boyce Harman Jr.
- GafferEugene F. Crededio
- Executive ProducerKenneth Kaufman
- MusicJonathan Elias
- Special EffectsSam Barkan
- Costume DesignJay Hurley
- Executive ProducerTom Patchett
- StuntsDavid S. Cass Sr.
- CastingJane Alderman
- StuntsStacy Logan
- CastingShelley Andreas
- EditorByron 'Buzz' Brandt
- Makeup ArtistLillian Toth
Themes & keywords
What it's about, really
- true crime
Release history Β· US
When it landed
- Theatrical1989-12-04PG-13
Also known as
International titles
- Howard Beach: Making a Case for MurderUS
- O Caso Howard BeachBR
- L'Affaire Howard BeachFR
- Delitto a Howard BeachIT
- WygraΔ sprawΔPL
