Shooting Stars (1983 film)

Shooting Stars is a 1983 American made-for-television action comedy film starring Billy Dee Williams and Parker Stevenson.^[1]

Shooting Stars
Genre	Action Comedy
Written by	Michael Fisher
Directed by	Richard Lang
Starring	Billy Dee Williams Parker Stevenson John P. Ryan Edie Adams Fred Travalena
Music by	Dominic Frontiere
Country of origin	United States
Original language	English
Production
Executive producers	Douglas S. Cramer Aaron Spelling E. Duke Vincent
Producer	Richard Lang
Cinematography	Richard L. Rawlings
Editors	Bob Bring Marsh Hendry John Woodcock
Running time	96 minutes
Production company	Aaron Spelling Productions
Original release
Network	ABC
Release	July 28, 1983 (1983-07-28)

It was the pilot for a proposed TV series which did not eventuate. However, it aired as a stand-alone TV movie on ABC on July 28, 1983.^[2]

Plot

Two actors who play detectives are fired from their jobs. They decide to go into business as private investigators.

Cast

• Billy Dee Williams as Douglas Hawke
• Parker Stevenson as Bill O'Keefe
• John P. Ryan as Detective Mcgee
• Edie Adams as Hazel
• Fred Travalena as Teddy
• Richard Bakalyan as Snuffy
• Tori Spelling as Frank Mcrae
• Frank McRae as Tubbs
• Robert Webber as J Woodrow Wilson
• Kathleen Lloyd as Laura O'Keefe
• Denny Miller as Tanner
• John Randolph as Stevenson
• David Faustino as Patrick
• Robert Webber as Woodrow Norton
• Efrem Zimbalist Jr. as Robert Cluso