Gotham (1988) (TV)

User Rating:

6.1/10   

Director:

Lloyd Fonvielle

Writer (WGA):

Lloyd Fonvielle (written by)

Release Date:

21 August 1988 (USA)

Genre:

Thriller

Tagline:

Some Passions Can Be Deadly

Plot:

Eddie is a private detective. When a client asks him to help persuade his ex-wife to leave him alone...

Plot Keywords:

Ghost | Private Detective | Beautiful Woman | Bath | Cigarette Smoking

Awards:

2 nominations

Cast

Tommy Lee Jones	...	Eddie Mallard
Virginia Madsen	...	Rachel Carlyle
Colin Bruce	...	Charlie Rand
Denise Stephenson	...	Debbie
Kevin Jarre	...	Tim
Frederic Forrest	...	Father George
J.B. White	...	Jimbo
Michael Chapman	...	Landlord
Alec Willows	...	Bartender
Jack Cheley	...	Grandfather
Peter Jobin	...	Doorman
Michael Villella	...	Cop (as Michael Villela)
David Cryer	...	Waiter
Molly Johnson	...	Female Singer
Hugh McCarten	...	Piano Player

Directed by
Lloyd Fonvielle

Writing credits (WGA)
Lloyd Fonvielle		(written by)

Produced by
Keith Addis	....	executive producer
Gerald I. Isenberg	....	executive producer
Eli Johnson	....	co-producer
David J. Latt	....	producer

Original Music by
George S. Clinton

Cinematography by
Michael Chapman

Film Editing by
Evan A. Lottman

Casting by
Pam Dixon

Production Design by
Carol Spier

Costume Design by
Linda Matheson

Production Management
Deb LeFaive	....	production supervisor
David A. Shepherd	....	production manager

Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
Reid A. Dunlop	....	second assistant director
David Hoffert	....	third assistant director
Margaux Mackay	....	first assistant director

Sound Department
Owen Langevin	....	sound mixer

Stunts
Harry Madsen	....	stunt coordinator

Camera and Electrical Department
Stewart Aziz	....	second assistant camera
Raymond Fortune	....	gaffer
Barry Goodwin	....	best boy
Brian Harper	....	first assistant camera
Gordon Langevin	....	camera operator

Editorial Department
Marypat Plottner	....	assistant editor

Music Department
Virginia S. Ellsworth	....	music editor

Other crew
Jaap Broeker	....	stand-in: Tommy Lee Jones
Christopher Comrie	....	assistant accountant
Susan Kavesh	....	production coordinator
William James Kennedy	....	stand-in
Eric T. Snyder	....	assistant locations (as Eric Snyder)
Michael Tough	....	location manager
Mimi Wolch	....	script supervisor

Thanks
Dabney Coleman	....	special thanks

Production Companies

• Keith Addis & Associates Production
• Phoenix Entertainment Group (PEG)

Distributors

• Cannon Home Video (video)
• MGM/UA Home Entertainment (2004) (USA) (DVD)
• Showtime Networks
• Warner Home Video (laserdisc)

Also Known As:

The Dead Can't Lie

Runtime:

98 min

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.33 : 1

Sound Mix:

Dolby

Certification:

Iceland:12 | UK:15 | USA:R

Filming Locations:

New York City, New York, USA

Company:

Keith Addis & Associates Production

Quotes:

Rachel Carlyle: I'm gonna be VERY disappointed if I find out you're telling me the truth.

Soundtrack:

Every Step of the Way

Sexy, mysterious and off-beat

I really enjoy this quirky, sensual film, but even after several viewings, I am still a bit confused about the plot. It's not one of those bizarre films where you shake your head and say "what?", but rather one that keeps you going up and down different alleyways. Tommy Lee Jones is very sexy and perfectly cast as the rough and tumble private eye hired to get a man's dead wife off his trail. But, is the wife really dead? What is fantasy and what is reality? Virginia Madsen is drop dead gorgeous, no pun intended. She and Tommy Lee Jones have a very hot sexual chemistry between them. This is the only movie with the formidable Mr. Jones that I have seen him engaged in a passionate, nude love scene. This alone is worth renting the movie. It's not great, but it's very old-fashioned, gritty film noir, and extremely sexy, and definitely not predictable.