Murder Live! (1997)
Frank takes Pia Postman hostage on live TV, threatening to execute her after she accepts the blame for his daughter's suicide.
- Date of release
- 1997-03-09
- TMDB
- 6.4 / 10 (5)
- Runtime
- 1h 32m
- Genres
- Drama, Thriller
- Director
- Roger Spottiswoode
Casting
- Marg Helgenberger — Pia Postman
- David Morse — Frank McGrath
- Christine Estabrook — Dr. Christine Winter
- Lauren Tom — Marge Fong
- Eloy Casados — Tony Grenaldi
- Neal McDonough — Hank Wilson
- John O'Hurley — Hal Damon
- Michael Cullen — Captain Tanner
- Teri Garr — JoAnn McGrath
- Peter Horton — Lt. Clay Maloney
- Paige Moss — Sally McGrath
- Don Stark — Man in Yellow Shirt
Interesting facts
Murder Live! is a 1997 American television film written by Chris Bertolet and directed by Roger Spottiswoode. Marg Helgenberger stars as Pia Postman, a television presenter who hosts a self-titled tabloid talk show. David Morse stars as Frank McGrath, a man who holds Postman hostage after his daughter suffered embarrassment due to a prior guest appearance on the show.
Production
The film was inspired by the murder of Scott Amedure, a guest who was killed three days after he appeared on an episode of The Jenny Jones Show.
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