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Peter Gunn (1989 film)
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Wikipedia article
'Peter Gunn' is a 1989 American made-for-television crime drama film directed by Blake Edwards. It was intended as a pilot to relaunch the 'Peter Gunn' franchise starring Peter Strauss in the Craig Stevens role.
The pilot was aired on ABC on April 23, 1989, but a TV series was not commissioned. The idea of a revival began in 1977 when E. Jack Neuman was approached to script a made-for-TV movie to bring back Craig Stevens to the role. The project collapsed because of Blake Edwards' film schedule. Edwards once again announced a TV movie version in 1984 which was intended to star Robert Wagner in the role. This eventually became the 1989 TV movie with Peter Strauss.
Plot
Detective Peter Gunn is asked by a mob boss to find the murderer of a friend's brother. Although he is working outside from the mob, Gunn is nonetheless pursued by mobsters, the cops and interested women. The story heats up when Gunn finds information that suggests the cops are being framed.
Cast
* Peter Strauss as Peter Gunn
* Peter Jurasik as Lt. Jacoby
* Barbara Williams : Edie Hart
* Jennifer Edwards as Maggie
* Pearl Bailey as Mother
* Charles Cioffi as Tony Amatti
* Richard Portnow as Spiros
* Debra Sandlund as Sheila
* Leo Rossi as Det. Russo
* Tony Longo as Sergeant Holstead
* Chazz Palminteri as Soldier
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