Spenser: The Judas Goat (1994) (TV)

User Rating:

5.8/10   

Director:

Joseph L. Scanlan

Writer:

Robert B. Parker (novel)

Release Date:

1 December 1994 (USA)

Genre:

Crime | Mystery

Plot:

Spenser is hired out by Hugh Dixon to track down the killers of his wife and daughters. He and Hawk...

Plot Keywords:

Sequel | Based On Novel

Cast

Robert Urich	...	Spenser
Avery Brooks	...	Hawk
Natalie Radford	...	Cloris Caldwell
Geordie Johnson	...	Paul
Wendy Crewson	...	Susan Silverman
Leon Pownall	...	Hugh Dixon
Falconer Abraham	...	Patrice Mkibe
Barclay Hope	...	Flanders
Ardon Bess	...	Winston Boyko
Adrian Truss	...	Inspector Downes
Daniel Parker	...	Spike
Alexandra Amini	...	Janet Howe
Todd Schroeder	...	Raymond
Jonathan Welsh	...	Felix
Anne Richie	...	Flanders' Receptionist

Runtime:

Brazil:91 min

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Sound Mix:

Stereo

Certification:

Iceland:12 | Australia:PG

Filming Locations:

BCE Place, Toronto, Ontario, Canada

Company:

ABC Cable & International Broadcast Inc.

Trivia:

When Spenser sprinkles talcum powder on the rug in the foyer of his hotel suite, he says, in narration, "Crimestopper's Tip #2". This is a reference to the Dick Tracy Sunday newspaper comic strip.

Goofs:

Errors in geography: Spenser is supposed to be in Ottawa but the streets, public transit and points of interest are all from Toronto

Movie Connections:

Follows "Spenser: For Hire" (1985)

Tepid P.I. mystery

Spenser and Hawk go off to Canada to nail the killers of an American tycoon's family. Along the way they uncover a plot to assassinate an African leader which ties in with their own investigation. I couldn't get interested in the show, it just floated along sluggishly. Parker's books are better.