Summary E.G. Marshall returns as the head of the law firm that he portrayed in the 1961 television series. This time his partners are his son (Beau Bridges) and his granddaughter (Martha Plimpton). In this movie, a man (John Larroquette) murdered the man who assaulted and raped his young daughter years before, and was released from prison after serving just a few years. Tried for first degree murder, the team has to come up with a defense approaching his and his families' mental state. Specifically, his daughter had to be placed in a mental ward as the result of the attack after a series of attempted suicides, his older daughter had run away from home because she could not stand the depressing atmosphere, and he simply thought of nothing but the man's death. View more details
Directed : Andy Wolk
Written : Andy Wolk Peter Wolk
Stars : Beau Bridges Martha Plimpton E.G. Marshall Roma Maffia
Genres : Crime Drama
Release date : Oct 11, 1997
Countries of origin : United States
Language : English
Filming locations : Toronto, Ontario, Canada
Production companies : Paramount Network Television Productions Showtime Pictures
Summary E.G. Marshall returns as the head of the law firm that he portrayed in the 1961 television series. This time his partners are his son (Beau Bridges) and his granddaughter (Martha Plimpton). In this movie, a man (John Larroquette) murdered the man who assaulted and raped his young daughter years before, and was released from prison after serving just a few years. Tried for first degree murder, the team has to come up with a defense approaching his and his families' mental state. Specifically, his daughter had to be placed in a mental ward as the result of the attack after a series of attempted suicides, his older daughter had run away from home because she could not stand the depressing atmosphere, and he simply thought of nothing but the man's death. View more details
Genres : Crime Drama
Release date : Oct 11, 1997
Countries of origin : United States
Language : English
Filming locations : Toronto, Ontario, Canada
Production companies : Paramount Network Television Productions Showtime Pictures