Movie: Murder in High Places

Top 10 Billed Cast

Ted Levine
Ted Levine

Carson Russell

Adam Baldwin
Adam Baldwin

Stoney Ptak

Vince Grant
Vince Grant

Deputy Dent

Joyce Hyser
Joyce Hyser

Terry Ptak

Xander Berkeley
Xander Berkeley

Wayne

Stephen Davies
Stephen Davies

Buddy

Judith Hoag
Judith Hoag

Meg Faithorn

Michael McKean
Michael McKean

Pettibone

Miguel Ferrer
Miguel Ferrer

Wilhoite

Jamey Sheridan
Jamey Sheridan

Horn

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    A small Colorado mountain town elects as its mayor a writer whom some residents consider "eccentric" and others don't care for because he's a former hippie. Complications ensue when soon after the election, a dead body crashes through the skylight of a local building, and the body turns out to be the new mayor's ex-wife.

  • Release Date

    1991-06-02

  • Average

    5

  • Rating:

    2.5 starts
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  • Languages:

    English

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