Summaries

A Pulitzer prize journalist has a heart attack and moves with his wife and son, from NYC to a town of 850 in Maine. Things are fine there until he investigates a man arrested for murdering his boyfriend. Vandalism and worse follows.

A heart attack moves a Pulitzer winning journalist to leave NY for the peace of a small New England town, but he soon finds himself pulled into a case of a man accused of killing his gay lover with the blade of a shovel. Wanting to keep the case quiet, the town turns against the journalist and his family when he begins digging into its secrets, until finally the accused man is found hanging in his cell and the truth comes out about more than just the killing.—BOB STEBBINS <[email protected]>

Details

Keywords
  • faked death
  • cigarette smoking
  • cigarette
  • trapdoor
  • town with a dark secret
Genres
  • Thriller
  • Mystery
  • Horror
  • Crime
  • Drama
Release date Apr 24, 1997
Motion Picture Rating (MPA) R
Countries of origin United States
Language English
Filming locations Warner Brothers Burbank Studios - 4000 Warner Boulevard, Burbank, California, USA
Production companies Warner Bros. Home Box Office (HBO) HIT Entertainment I

Box office

Budget $2200000

Tech specs

Runtime 1h 27m
Color Color
Sound mix Dolby
Aspect ratio 2.35 : 1

Synopsis

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