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A Slight Case of Murder(1999)
Status: Released
Date: 1999-09-19
63%
23 Votes
Time: 1h 34m
Homicide. Seduction. Betrayal. The classics never go out of style.
Overview:
In the midst of a spat, film critic Terry Thorpe accidentally kills his lover. Though Thorpe covers his tracks, he raises the suspicions of a private investigator, who then tries to blackmail him. Thorpe also falls under the watchful eye of Detective Fred Stapelli, a cop who is intent on becoming a screenwriter. Before long, Thorpe's girlfriend, Kit, and Stapelli's wife, Patricia, are roped into the case.
Languages: English.
Countries:
United States of America
ProductionCompanies: 
Firebrand Productions
Movie: A Slight Case of Murder
Top 10 Billed Cast
William H. Macy
Terry Thorpe
Adam Arkin
Detective Fred Stapelli
Felicity Huffman
Kit Wannamaker
James Cromwell
John Edgarson
Julia Campbell
Patricia Stapelli
James Pickens Jr.
Detective Larry Gray
Paul Mazursky
John Brant
Vincent Pastore
Cabby
Michael McMurtry
Scott
Stephanie Belding
Laura Penny
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