| Case Closed | |
|---|---|
| Genre | Mystery, Detective |
| Screenplay by | Byron Allen |
| Directed by | Dick Lowry |
| Starring | Charles Durning Byron Allen Erica Gimpel |
| Composer | Sylvester Levay |
| Country of origin | United States |
| Original language | English |
| Production | |
| Producers | Andrew Gottlieb Byron Allen (co-producer) Karol Pozniak (line producer) |
| Production location | Atlanta, Georgia |
| Cinematography | Brian West |
| Editor | Fred A. Chulack |
| Running time | 93 minutes |
| Production companies | Houston Motion Picture Entertainment CBS Entertainment |
| Original release | |
| Network | CBS |
| Release |
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Case Closed is a 1988 American made-for-television film. The film starred Charles Durning and Byron Allen.[1] Byron Allen was also the co-writer and co-producer on the film.[2] It was directed by Dick Lowry.[1] The film was shot in Atlanta, Georgia, and was broadcast on CBS on April 19, 1988.[2]
Michael Brockman, a hip young black police detective, uncovers a suspicious link between three recent murders and an unsolved, 15-year old cold case involving the theft of The Third Star of Africa diamond.
Desperate for a lead, he seeks the reluctant assistance of gruff Les Kabalski, the now retired police officer who investigated the diamond case - the only case he never solved. This unlikely pair strikes up a strange partnership full of arguments about love, life and the law.
High-powered action mixes with high-spirited comedy (Brockman's quicksilver tongue often gets him into trouble with killers, cuties and other police officers) as the two men follow a deadly trail of murders through a contemporary Los Angeles of transvestites and midget wrestlers, capped by some hair-raising car chases.[3]
Don Shirley of the Los Angeles Times gave the movie a negative review.[4]