Murder by the Book
1987 | 100m | English
Popularity: 3 (history)
| Director: | Mel Damski |
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| Writer: | Mel Arrighi, Andy Siegel, Michael Norell |
| Staring: |
| Mild-mannered mystery writer D. H. Mercer has become so immersed in his material that his creation, hard-boiled private eye Biff Deegan, constantly appears to him as a hallucination. Intent on getting rid of Biff, and replacing him with a more civilized detective, Mercer soon finds himself in a genuine mystery involving art fraud, murder, and a beautiful lady in peril. | |
| Release Date: | Mar 17, 1987 |
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| Director: | Mel Damski |
| Writer: | Mel Arrighi, Andy Siegel, Michael Norell |
| Genres: | Comedy, Crime, Mystery, Thriller, TV Movie |
| Keywords | alter ego, writer, gumshoe |
| Production Companies | Orion Television, Peter Nelson Production |
| Box Office |
Revenue: $0
Budget: $0 |
| Updates |
Updated: Feb 03, 2025 Entered: Apr 27, 2024 |
| Name | Character |
|---|---|
| Robert Hays | D.H. 'Hank' Mercer / Biff Deegan |
| Catherine Mary Stewart | Marissa |
| Christopher Murney | Lt. Greenberg |
| Fred Gwynne | Victor Greville |
| Celeste Holm | Claire |
| Jonathan Moore | Nicholas Rubinstein |
| Martin Neufeld | Pete |
| Michael Copeman | |
| Bunty Webb | |
| Eric Keenleyside | |
| Robin Ward | |
| Eric Fink | |
| Thick Wilson | |
| Al Bernardo | |
| Louis Di Bianco | |
| Marc Gomes | |
| Raymond Hunt | |
| James Walton | |
| Lynne Cormack | |
| Lynne Gorman | |
| Robbi Baker | |
| Alan Rose | Tony (uncredited) |
| Jacques Sandulescu | Timothy (uncredited) |
| Lewis J. Stadlen | Norman Wagstaff (uncredited) |
| Gavin Steed | Roger Delacroix (uncredited) |
| Name | Job |
|---|---|
| Keith Large | Production Manager |
| Gerry Arbeid | First Assistant Director |
| Donald H. Birnkrant | Director of Photography |
| Mel Arrighi | Novel |
| Brian O'Hara | Transportation Coordinator |
| Susanne Gervay | Negative Cutter |
| Ramona Teisan | Production Controller |
| Patricia Green | Makeup Artist |
| Tim Donahue | Visual Effects Art Director |
| Tom Brocato | Publicist |
| Chris Biden | Property Master |
| Mel Damski | Director |
| Joanne D'Antonio | Editor |
| John Mick | Music Editor |
| Rich Harrison | Sound Effects |
| Karen Hendel | Casting |
| Melody Comrie | Production Coordinator |
| Robert McCart | Second Assistant Director |
| Penny Hynam | Script Supervisor |
| Patti Unger | Wardrobe Designer |
| David Martell | Assistant Editor |
| Stanley Neufeld | Executive In Charge Of Production |
| Deirdre Bowen | Casting |
| Andy Siegel | Story |
| William Mesa | Visual Effects Supervisor |
| Rod Haykin | Sound |
| James D. Brown | Hairstylist |
| Judy Groffman | Producer's Assistant |
| Mick McAfee | Post Production Supervisor |
| Maureen Fitzgerald | Production Accountant |
| Marcus Tate | Visual Effects Camera |
| Steve Shewchuk | Set Decoration |
| Michael Norell | Story, Teleplay |
| Mark Snow | Original Music Composer |
| Gavin Mitchell | Production Design |
| Rick Hinson | Assistant Sound Editor |
| Ernie F. Orsatti | Stunt Coordinator |
| Cameron McDonald | Camera Operator |
| Name | Title |
|---|---|
| Peter Nelson | Producer |
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