Trackdown: Finding the Goodbar Killer
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| Trackdown: Finding the Goodbar Killer | |
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| Written by | Albert Ruben |
| Directed by | Bill Persky |
| Starring | |
| Music by | Stephen J. Lawrence |
| Country of origin | United States |
| Original language | English |
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| Production location | New York City |
| Cinematography | Fred Murphy |
| Editor | Norman Gay |
| Running time | 100 min. |
| Production company | Grosso Jacobson |
| Original release | |
| Network | CBS |
| Release | October 15, 1983 |
Trackdown: Finding the Goodbar Killer is a television film starring George Segal, Shelley Hack and Tracy Pollan. It first aired on October 15, 1983, on the CBS television network. Produced by Sonny Grosso and Larry Jacobson,[1] the film was directed by Bill Persky.
Plot
[edit]The film follows the investigation into the 1973 rape and murder of a young Manhattan school teacher. The film is a made-for-television sequel to the 1977 theatrical film Looking for Mr. Goodbar, which itself was based on Judith Rossner's acclaimed 1975 best-selling novel of the same name. However, Trackdown opens with a disclaimer, disassociating itself from Rossner's novel.[2]
Cast
[edit]- George Segal as John Grafton
- Shelley Hack as Logan Gay
- Alan North as Lieutenant Walter Belden
- Barton Heyman as Alan Cahill
- Tracy Pollan as Eileen Grafton
- Joe Spinell as Escobar
- Dick Latessa as Puliese
- Joe Lisi as Detective
- Richard Portnow as The Bartender
See also
[edit]- Looking for Mr. Goodbar (novel) by Judith Rossner
- Closing Time: The True Story of the Goodbar Murder
References
[edit]- ^ Page, Tim. Television Week: Policeman Turned Producer. The New York Times, October 9, 1983. Accessed January 2, 2017.
- ^ Trackdown: Finding the Goodbar Killer (1983). IMDb. Accessed January 2, 2017.
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