''Gotham'', also known as ''The Dead Can't Lie'', is a 1988 American made-for-television

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written and directed by Lloyd Fonvielle and starring

Tommy Lee Jones Tommy Lee Jones (born September 15, 1946) is an American actor and film director. He has received four Academy Award nominations, winning Best Supporting Actor for his performance as U.S. Marshal Samuel Gerard in the 1993 thriller film '' T ...

and

Virginia Madsen Virginia Gayle Madsen (born September 11, 1961) is an American actress and film producer. She made her film debut in ''Class'' (1983), which was filmed in her native Chicago. After she moved to Los Angeles, director David Lynch cast her as Pr ...

. 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

as Eddie Mallard *

as Rachel Carlyle * Colin Bruce as Charlie Rand * Denise Stephenson as Debbie *

Kevin Jarre Kevin Noel Jarre (August 6, 1954 – April 3, 2011) was an American screenwriter, actor, and film producer. He adopted the last name of his adoptive father, Maurice Jarre. Background and personal life Jarre was born on August 6, 1954, in Det ...

as Tim *

Frederic Forrest Frederic Fenimore Forrest Jr. (born December 23, 1936) is an American actor. Forrest came to public attention for his performance in ''When the Legends Die'' (1972), which earned him a nomination for the Golden Globe Award for Most Promising N ...

as Father George * J. B. White as Jimbo

Release

''Gotham'' premiered on Showtime on August 21, 1988.

Reception

A reviewer for ''

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'' criticized the film as "flat and dull".

References

External links

* * 1988 films 1988 thriller films Golan-Globus films Films scored by George S. Clinton {{1980s-thriller-film-stub