Murder by the Book (1987)
Mild-mannered mystery writer D. H. Mercer has become so immersed in his material that his creation, hard-boiled private eye Biff Deegan, constantly appears to him as a hallucination. Intent on getting rid of Biff, and replacing him with a more civilized detective, Mercer soon finds himself in a genuine mystery involving art fraud, murder, and a beautiful lady in peril.
- Date of release
- 1987-03-17
- TMDB
- 6.2 / 10 (8)
- Runtime
- 1h 40m
- Genres
- Comedy, Crime, Mystery, Thriller, TV Movie
- Director
- Mel Damski
Casting
- Robert Hays — D.H. 'Hank' Mercer / Biff Deegan
- Catherine Mary Stewart — Marissa
- Christopher Murney — Lt. Greenberg
- Fred Gwynne — Victor Greville
- Celeste Holm — Claire
- Jonathan Moore — Nicholas Rubinstein
- Martin Neufeld — Pete
- Michael Copeman
- Bunty Webb
- Eric Keenleyside
- Robin Ward
- Eric Fink
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