Murder Live!
DVD cover for film
Written by	Peter Horton Chris Bertolet
Directed by	Roger Spottiswoode
Starring	Marg Helgenberger David Morse Teri Garr Peter Horton
Music by	Gary Chang
Country of origin	USA
Original language	English
Production
Producers	Karen Moore Randy Sutter
Cinematography	Jeffrey Jur
Editor	Dominique Fortin
Running time	96 minutes
Original release
Release	9 March 1997 (1997-03-09)

Murder Live! is an American made-for-television film that first aired on NBC on March 9, 1997. Directed by Roger Spottiswoode, the film stars Marg Helgenberger, David Morse and Peter Horton, who also co-write the film.

Plot

Pia Postman (Helgenberger) hosts a self-titled tabloid talk show, a program grieving father Frank McGrath (Morse) takes offense to after his daughter commits suicide as a direct result of being humiliated on the show. He then disguises himself as a member of the audience during a live episode of the show, and takes Postman hostage wearing a bomb jacket, threatening to kill himself, Postman, and the audience if the police intervene.^[1]

Cast

• Marg Helgenberger as Pia Postman
• David Morse as Frank McGrath
• Teri Garr as JoAnn McGrath
• Peter Horton as Lt. Clay Maloney
• Christine Estabrook as Dr. Christine Winter
• Lauren Tom as Marge Fong
• Neal McDonough as Hank Wilson
• Eloy Casados as Tony Grenaldi
• John O'Hurley as Hal Damon