Movie: Skeletons

Top 10 Billed Cast

Ron Silver
Ron Silver

Peter Crane

Christopher Plummer
Christopher Plummer

Reverend Carlyle

Dee Wallace
Dee Wallace

Heather Crane

Kyle Howard
Kyle Howard

Zach Crane

James Coburn
James Coburn

Frank Jove

Arlene Golonka
Arlene Golonka

Melanie Jove

D. Paul Thomas
D. Paul Thomas

Sheriff Joe Carlton

Paul Bartel
Paul Bartel

Mayor Harley Dunbar

David Graf
David Graf

Sam

Patrick Thomas
Patrick Thomas

Toby Carlyle (as Pat Thomas)

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  • Overview

    A heart attack moves a Pulitzer winning journalist to leave NY for the peace of a small New England town, but he soon finds himself pulled into a case of a man accused of killing his gay lover with the blade of a shovel. Wanting to keep the case quiet, the town turns against the journalist and his family when he begins digging into its secrets, until finally the accused man is found hanging in his cell and the truth comes out about more than just the killing.

  • Release Date

    1997-04-04

  • Average

    4.8

  • Rating:

    2.4 starts
  • Tagline

    Beneath the surface, nothing is what it seems.

  • Genres

  • Languages:

    English
  • Keywords

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