Mistrial (1996) (TV)

Director:

Heywood Gould

Writer (WGA):

Heywood Gould (written by)

Release Date:

2 November 1996 (USA)

Genre:

Action | Drama | Thriller

Tagline:

One man has taken control of the courtroom - and it isn't the judge.

Plot:

A community activist charged with the of killing two cops, one of them his ex-wife, is found not guilty due to lack of evidence...

Plot Keywords:

Trial | Cnn Reporter | Police | Courtroom | Policewoman Killing

Cast

Bill Pullman	...	Steve Donohue
Robert Loggia	...	Captain Lou Unger
Blair Underwood	...	Lieutenant C. Hodges
Leo Burmester	...	Commissioner Russell Crane
Roma Maffia	...	Laurie Meisinger
James Rebhorn	...	Mayor Taylor
Jon Seda	...	Eddie Rios
Josef Sommer	...	Nick Mirsky
Casey Siemaszko	...	Detective Bobby Zito
Kate Burton	...	Katherine Donohue
Peter MacNeill	...	Chief Inspecter Ray Hartman
Roberta Maxwell	...	Judge Friel
Anita LaSelva	...	Paula Lomax
Stewart Bick	...	Assistant Evan Glassman
Alice Poon	...	Linda Woo

MPAA:

Rated R for language and some violence.

Runtime:

89 min

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.33 : 1

Sound Mix:

Stereo

Certification:

Iceland:16 | Germany:12 | UK:15 (video premiere) | USA:R

Filming Locations:

Montréal, Québec, Canada

Company:

Home Box Office (HBO)

Quotes:

Steve Donohue: A life? For who? I got a loaded gun here. I'm in a room with two people who have dedicated themselves with humiliating me for six months and you're talking about friends? You gotta forget I'm a cop. I'm a bona fide psycho. You gotta kiss my ass. You gotta give me what I want.

Subpar boring drama made for cable.

"Mistrial" tells of a highly improbably story of a cop caught in the jaws of an imperfect system who goes over the edge and holds a courtroom hostage. Good work by Pullman can't save a mediocre screenplay and ludicrous lagging story with some good acting talent in scripted mannequin roles. Very ordinary low budget made-for-tv yawner.