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| Director: | Sam Wanamaker | 
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| Writer: | Scott Swanton, Tom Curtis | 
| Staring: | 
| When his teenage son is shot by the Houston police following a stolen van chase, his father undertakes a tireless investigation into the truth and uncovers the fact that the gun found with the boy's body was a "throwdown," a weapon planted by the cops. | |
| Release Date: | Mar 11, 1981 | 
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| Director: | Sam Wanamaker | 
| Writer: | Scott Swanton, Tom Curtis | 
| Genres: | Drama, TV Movie | 
| Keywords | police corruption, grand theft auto, grieving parents, planted evidence | 
| Production Companies | EMI Television, Roger Gimbel Productions, Heller/Gutwillig Productions | 
| Box Office | Revenue: $0 Budget: $0 | 
| Updates | Updated: Aug 04, 2024 Entered: Apr 26, 2024 | 
| Name | Character | 
|---|---|
| Hal Holbrook | John Webster | 
| Dixie Carter | Billie Webster | 
| James Whitmore Jr. | Officer Vane | 
| Jennifer Jason Leigh | Amy Wheeler | 
| Nancy Malone | Lois Carter | 
| Gary McCleery | Randy Webster | 
| Barry Corbin | Nick Hanson | 
| Richard Beauchamp | Carlos Vega | 
| Dennis Redfield | Officer A.D. Jakes | 
| John Dennis Johnston | Officer Bob Draxel | 
| Sondra Blake | May Wheeler | 
| Sean Penn | Don Fremont | 
| Robert G. Denison | D.A. Mike King | 
| Chris Mulkey | Sonny Manse | 
| Jim Antonio | Detective | 
| John Chappell | Chief Newmeyer | 
| Med Flory | Cort | 
| Robert Phalen | Foreman | 
| Anthony Edwards | Tommy Lee Swanson | 
| Scott Paulin | Tom Curtis | 
| Anne Ramsey | Martha Dodson, the Landlady | 
| Robert S. Telford | Olson | 
| Pat Studstill | Driver | 
| John H. Fields | Judge | 
| Susan James Berger | Wife | 
| James Brewer | Friend | 
| David Cramer | Instructor | 
| Rhetta Greene | Ruthie | 
| Cal Haynes | Hawk | 
| Elizabeth Macey | Girl | 
| Tom Rayhall | Bailiff | 
| Larry Swartz | Clerk | 
| Buck Young | Client | 
| Name | Job | 
|---|---|
| Sam Wanamaker | Director | 
| Peter Matz | Music | 
| Susan Bluestein | Casting | 
| Gary Davis | Stunt Coordinator | 
| Scott Swanton | Writer | 
| Tom Curtis | Writer | 
| Howard Deane | Editor | 
| James Hulsey | Art Direction | 
| Richard Raguse | Sound Mixer | 
| Del Armstrong | Makeup Artist | 
| Lynn Del Kail | Hairstylist | 
| H. Bud Otto | Script Supervisor | 
| Lorin B. Salob | First Assistant Director | 
| Ric Rondell | Unit Production Manager | 
| Ray Gomez | Second Assistant Director | 
| Ira Bates | Set Decoration | 
| Susan Gallegly | Production Coordinator | 
| C. Robert Holloway | Location Manager | 
| Greig McRitchie | Assistant Editor | 
| Allan K. Rosen | Music Editor | 
| Sam Horta | Sound Editor | 
| Paul Cameron | Production Executive | 
| Jules Brenner | Director of Photography | 
| Name | Title | 
|---|---|
| Roger Gimbel | Executive Producer | 
| Terry Morse Jr. | Supervising Producer | 
| Rosilyn Heller | Producer | 
| Robert A. Gutwillig | Executive Producer | 
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