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A Slight Case of Murder (1999) -- US Home Video Trailer from TNT

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Overview

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6.8/10   924 votes
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Director:
Writers (WGA):
Donald E. Westlake (book)
William H. Macy (teleplay) ...
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Release Date:
19 September 1999 (USA) more
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Plot:
A film critic accidentally kills his lover during a spat in which she falls and hits her head. In panic... more | add synopsis
Awards:
Nominated for Primetime Emmy. Another 2 wins & 2 nominations more
User Comments:
A fresh, creative, tight tale of mischief, misdeed, & misadventure more (21 total)

Cast

  (Cast overview, first billed only)

William H. Macy ... Terry Thorpe

Adam Arkin ... Det. Fred Stapelli

Felicity Huffman ... Kit Wannamaker

James Cromwell ... John Edgerson
Julia Campbell ... Patricia Stapelli
James Pickens Jr. ... Det. Larry Gray

Paul Mazursky ... John Brant

Vincent Pastore ... Cabby
Michael McMurtry ... Scott

Stephanie Belding ... Laura Penny

Vik Sahay ... Bob
Wenna Shaw ... Brant's assistant

Len Doncheff ... Mr. Petrovsky
Tanja Jacobs ... Bank teller
Vito Rezza ... Capt. O'Donnell
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Additional Details

Also Known As:
A Travesty
Assassinato Duvidoso (Brazil) [pt]
Ein filmreifer Mord (Germany) [de]
O Caso do Assassino Acidental (Portugal) (video title) [pt]
Un brin de meurtre (France) [fr]
Vain yksi murha (Finland) [fi]
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Runtime:
94 min | Israel:89 min
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1.85 : 1 more
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Terry Thorpe: If you're going to commit a murder -- and I don't recommend it -- one thing you should definitely not do is sleep with the investigating officer's wife. It just makes for a lot of unnecessary complications. more
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References Double Indemnity (1944) more

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A fresh, creative, tight tale of mischief, misdeed, & misadventure, 5 October 2001
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Author: George Parker from Orange County, CA USA

"A Simple Case of Murder" is a tight and clever little noirish caper comedy-drama made for commercial tv. William H. Macy, that "Fargo" guy, is at the center as a film critic who has an argument with a lady friend who slips, hits her head and dies. What follows is a slow, one step forward and two back unraveling of Macy's cover up scheme which leads to extortion, robbery, murder and lots of tongue-in-cheek humor while Macy narrates from both sides of the camera. A fun little "sleeper" on video.

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