Case Closed (film)

For other uses, see Case Closed (disambiguation).

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]

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
Producer	Andrew Gottlieb
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	April 19, 1988 (1988-04-19)

Plot

David 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]

Reception

Don Shirley of the Los Angeles Times gave the movie a negative review.^[4]