Murder by the Book (1987)
1987 · NR · 1h 40m · Comedy, Crime, Mystery, Thriller
Genres: Comedy, Crime, Mystery, Thriller
Mild-mannered mystery writer D. H. Mercer has become so immersed in his material that his creation, hard-boiled private eye Biff Deegan, constantly appears to him as a hallucination.
Director: Mel Damski
Writers: Andy Siegel, Michael Norell, Mel Arrighi
Music by: Mark Snow, Henry Mancini
Cinematography: Donald H. Birnkrant
Editor: Joanne D'Antonio
Cast
Robert Hays as D.H. 'Hank' Mercer / Biff DeeganCatherine Mary Stewart as MarissaChristopher Murney as Lt. GreenbergFred Gwynne as Victor GrevilleCeleste Holm as ClaireJonathan Moore as Nicholas RubinsteinMartin Neufeld as PeteMichael CopemanBunty WebbEric KeenleysideRobin WardEric FinkMore like this
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