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Gotham (film)
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Wikipedia article
'Gotham', also known as 'The Dead Can't Lie', is a 1988 American made-for-television thriller film written and directed by Lloyd Fonvielle and starring Tommy Lee Jones and Virginia Madsen. The film was originally created for Showtime.
Plot
Down-and-out New York detective Eddie Mallard (Jones) finds himself involved in the weirdest case of his career when a wealthy man asks for his help in stopping his ex-wife (Madsen) from harassing him. Mallard finds that the case may be too much for him when he discovers that the woman died ten years ago and that he is falling in love with her.
Cast
* Tommy Lee Jones as Eddie Mallard
* Virginia Madsen as Rachel Carlyle
* Colin Bruce as Charlie Rand
* Denise Stephenson as Debbie
* Kevin Jarre as Tim
* Frederic Forrest as Father George
* J. B. White as Jimbo
Release
'Gotham' premiered on Showtime on August 21, 1988.
Reception
A reviewer for 'The Tampa Tribune' criticized the film as "flat and dull".
References
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