Trackdown: Finding the Goodbar Killer
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| genre = {{Plainlist|
- Crime
- Drama
- Mystery
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| writer = Albert Ruben
| screenplay =
| director = Bill Persky
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| music = Stephen J. Lawrence
| country = United States
| language = English
| executive_producer =
| producer = {{Plainlist|
- Sonny Grosso
- Larry Jacobson
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| location = New York City
| cinematography = Fred Murphy
| editor = Norman Gay
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| runtime = 100 min.
| company = Grosso Jacobson
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| network = CBS
| released = {{Start date|1983|10|15}}
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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,Page, Tim. [https://www.nytimes.com/1983/10/09/movies/television-week-policeman-turned-producer.html Television Week: Policeman Turned Producer.] The New York Times, October 9, 1983. Accessed January 2, 2017. the film was directed by Bill Persky.
Plot
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 title. However, Trackdown opens with a disclaimer, disassociating itself from Rossner's novel.[https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0086464/?ref_=ttfc_ql Trackdown: Finding the Goodbar Killer (1983).] IMDb. Accessed January 2, 2017.
Cast
- 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
References
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External links
- {{IMDb title|0086464}}
Category:1983 television films
Category:American television films
Category:American English-language television shows
Category:Live action television shows based on films
Category:Television shows based on American novels
Category:Television shows set in New York City
Category:1980s English-language films
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