Spenser: Small Vices (1999) (TV)

User Rating:

6.0/10   

Director:

Robert Markowitz

Writers (WGA):

Robert B. Parker (novel)
Robert B. Parker (teleplay)

Release Date:

18 July 1999 (USA)

Genre:

Crime | Drama | Mystery

Plot:

Rita Fiore hires Spenser to determine if two-time loser Ellis Alves really did kill a college coed....

Plot Keywords:

Based On Novel | Character Name In Title

Cast

Joe Mantegna	...	Spenser
Eugene Lipinski	...	Grey Man / Rugar
Laila Robins	...	Rita Fiore
Christopher Britton	...	Partner #1 (as Chris Britton)
Marcia Gay Harden	...	Susan Silverman
Shiek Mahmud-Bey	...	Hawk
Wood Harris	...	Ellis Alves
Marcia Bennett	...	Mrs. Henderson
Joanna Miles	...	Evans
Scott Wickware	...	Captain Healy
Dean McDermott	...	Tommy Miller
Topaz Hasfal-Schou	...	Lila
Vincent Guastaferro	...	Gino Fish
Vinny Vella	...	Vinnie
Lara Wickes	...	Glenda Baker McMartin (as Lara Boyd Rhodes)

Also Known As:

Robert B. Parker's Small Vices (USA) (complete title)

Runtime:

Brazil:91 min | USA:91 min

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.33 : 1

Sound Mix:

Stereo

Certification:

Australia:M

Filming Locations:

Toronto, Ontario, Canada

Company:

Brandman Productions

Trivia:

The part of police detective Lee Farrell is played by 'Daniel Parker', son of author Robert B. Parker.

Quotes:

Spenser: [Spenser tells Susan about an attempt on his life by the Gray Man] I don't think he expected to miss.
Susan Silverman: But he did. And you charged him. And now, he knows a little more about you.
Spenser: And vice versa.
Susan Silverman: What do you know about him?
Spenser: That he's not caught up in macho games. He took a shot at me and it didn't work out so he walked away from it. There'll be another time. He'll look for it. He's not interested in who's tougher. He's interested in who's dead.
Susan Silverman: You are a piece of work. The Gray Man thinks he's chasing you... and you think you're chasing him.
[...]

Movie Connections:

Follows "Spenser: For Hire" (1985)

Great improvement from the palid earlier "Spencer" productions.

This a great improvement of the "Spencer Series" Joe Mantegna is perfect in the role previously played by Robert Urich. Also the script for "Small Vices" is much more entertaining than prior productions. Definately worth watching!!