''Shooting Stars'' is a 1983 American

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starring

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. It was the

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for a proposed TV series which did not eventuate. However, it aired as a stand-alone TV movie on

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on July 28, 1983.HE HOPES 'SHOOTING STARS' WILL CATCH FIRE BY MICHAEL E. HILL. The Washington Post 24 July 1983: TV5.

Plot

Two actors who play detectives are fired from their jobs. They decide to go into business as private investigators.

Cast

as Douglas Hawke *

as Bill O'Keefe * John P. Ryan as Detective Mcgee *

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as Hazel * Fred Travalena as Teddy *

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as Snuffy *

Tori Spelling Victoria Davey Spelling (born May 16, 1973) is an American actress. Her first major role was Donna Martin (character), Donna Martin on ''Beverly Hills, 90210'', from 1990 to 2000. She has appeared in made-for-television films, including ''A Fri ...

as Frank Mcrae *

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as Tubbs *

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as J Woodrow Wilson * Kathleen Lloyd as Laura O'Keefe *

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as Tanner * John Randolph as Stevenson *

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as Patrick *

as Woodrow Norton * Efrem Zimbalist Jr. as Robert Cluso

References

External links

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