Murder 101 (1991 film)

Murder 101
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Genre	Mystery Thriller
Written by	Bill Condon Roy Johansen
Directed by	Bill Condon
Starring	Pierce Brosnan Dey Young Antoni Corone
Music by	Philip Giffin
Country of origin	United States
Original language	English
Production
Executive producer	Alan Barnette
Producer	Oscar L. Costo
Cinematography	Stephen M. Katz
Editor	Stephen Lovejoy
Running time	100 minutes
Production companies	Alan Barnette Productions MCA Television Entertainment
Original release
Network	USA Network
Release	March 20, 1991 (1991-03-20)

Murder 101 is a 1991 American mystery thriller television film directed by Bill Condon, who co-wrote it with Roy Johansen. The film stars Pierce Brosnan, Dey Young, Antoni Corone, Todd Merrill and Dianne Hull.[1] It also stars Raphael Sbarge and Kathe Mazur.[2][3] It aired on the USA Network on March 20, 1991.[1]

Plot

Charles Lattimore, an English professor played by Brosnan, gives his class an assignment to plot a murder, but after a student and someone else dies, he becomes the prime suspect in a murder investigation.[4] Realizing that the theoretical murder plot has been used to set him up, he is faced with finding a way to foil the plan he helped create.[5]

Cast

• Pierce Brosnan as Charles Lattimore
• Dey Young as Laura Lattimore
• Kim Thomson as Francesca Lavin
• Antoni Corone as Mike Dowling
• Raphael Sbarge as Robert Miner
• J. Kenneth Campbell as Tim Ryder
• Yorgo Constantine as Jon Steinmetz
• Judy Prescott as Gail Gogerty
• Dianne Hull as Ellen Dowling
• Terry Markwell as Anne Ryder
• Bob Sweeney as Tilden Crane
• Mark L. Taylor as Henry Potter
• Barbara Allyne Bennet as Judge
• Jack Thibeau as Roadblock Officer
• Kathe Mazur as Linda Jo, Poet
• Todd Merrill as John Defazio
• Mary Lou Piccard as TV Reporter
• Janet Rotblatt as Millie
• Suzanne Stone as Defense Attorney
• Yavone Evans as Mary
• Tim Neeley as Deputy Sheriff

Release

VHS

• Universal City, CA : MCA Universal Home Video (1992)[6]

DVD

• Timeless Media Group (circa 2007)[7]
• Goodtimes Home Video (© 2000)[8]

References

1. Variety TV REV 1991-92 17 By Prouty March 21, 1991 Telefilm Review USA World Premiere Movie Murder 101
2. The Celebrity Café Interview with 'Once Upon a Time's' Raphael Sbarge By Sari N. Kent, 8/6/2014 Archived 2015-02-07 at the Wayback Machine
3. Rotten Tomatoes Kathe E. Mazur
4. Artist Direct Murder 101 Synopsis
5. Virgin Media Murder 101 (1990) Archived 2015-02-07 at the Wayback Machine
6. WorldCat Murder 101
7. WorldCat Murder 101
8. WorldCat Murder 101

External links

• Murder 101 at IMDb