The Killing of Randy Webster (1981)
Overview
When his teenage son is shot by the Houston police following a stolen van chase, his father undertakes a tireless investigation into the truth and uncovers the fact that the gun found with the boy's body was a "throwdown," a weapon planted by the cops.
Production Companies
Additional Info
| Budget | $0.00 |
|---|---|
| Revenue | $0.00 |
| Original Language | en |
| Popularity | 2.068 |
Directed By
Sam Wanamaker
Crew
Scott Swanton
Sam Wanamaker
Peter Matz
Howard Deane
James Hulsey
Tom Curtis
Allan K. Rosen
Lynn Del Kail
Rosilyn Heller
H. Bud Otto
Ray Gomez
Susan Gallegly
Sam Horta
Greig McRitchie
Richard Raguse
Lorin B. Salob
Ric Rondell
Paul Cameron
Ira Bates
Terry Morse Jr.
Jules Brenner
Del Armstrong
C. Robert Holloway
Robert A. Gutwillig
Susan Bluestein
Gary Davis
Roger Gimbel
TOP CAST
Hal Holbrook
John Webster
Dixie Carter
Billie Webster
James Whitmore Jr.
Officer Vane
Jennifer Jason Leigh
Amy Wheeler
Nancy Malone
Lois Carter
Gary McCleery
Randy Webster
Barry Corbin
Nick Hanson
Richard Beauchamp
Carlos Vega
Dennis Redfield
Officer A.D. Jakes
John Dennis Johnston
Officer Bob Draxel
Sondra Blake
May Wheeler
Sean Penn
Don Fremont
Robert G. Denison
D.A. Mike King
Chris Mulkey
Sonny Manse
Jim Antonio
Detective
John Chappell
Chief Newmeyer
Med Flory
Cort
Robert Phalen
Foreman
Anthony Edwards
Tommy Lee Swanson
Scott Paulin
Tom Curtis
Anne Ramsey
Martha Dodson, the Landlady
Robert S. Telford
Olson
Pat Studstill
Driver
John H. Fields
Judge
Susan James Berger
Wife
James Brewer
Friend
David Cramer
Instructor
Rhetta Greene
Ruthie
Cal Haynes
Hawk
Elizabeth Macey
Girl
Tom Rayhall
Bailiff
Larry Swartz
Clerk
Buck Young
Client
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