Perry Mason: The Case of The Shooting Star

– An actor rigs a fake shooting on TV with the connivance of his friend, the show's host, but the prac..

Type:
Movie
Rating:
7.00 / 10
Duration:
2 Hours
Release Year:
1986
Perry Mason: The Case of the Shooting Star (1986)

An actor rigs a fake shooting on TV with the connivance of his friend, the show's host, but the practical joke goes wrong when the gun turns out to contain a live round.

Story Timeline:
Producing Country:
USA
Genre:
Release Date:

09 Nov 1986

Language:

English

Director:

Ron Satlof

Writer:

Anne Collins (teleplay), Dean Hargrove (story), Joel Steiger (story), Erle Stanley Gardner (characters creator)

Main Actors:

Raymond Burr, Barbara Hale, William Katt, Joe Penny

Plot:

A comedian hatches a great joke: rig a fake killing live on TV. He takes a gun with blanks, and shoots his accomplice during a talk show. Happy that his joke has been successful, he walks away. His accomplice is really dead, however, and nearly a million viewers saw him pull the trigger.

Awards:

1 nomination.

Production:

Intermedia Films

Ratings:
Internet Movie Database:
6.9/10