The Killing of Randy Webster
Brief Synopsis
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When a teenage boy is slain by the Houston police following a stolen van chase, his father (Hal Holbrook) undertakes a tireless investigation into the truth and uncovers the fact that the gun found with the boy's body was a "throwdown," a weapon planted by the police. This true story initially was t
Cast & Crew
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Sam Wanamaker
Director
John H Fields
Tom Rayhall
Larry Swartz
Richard Beauchamp
Barry Corbin
Film Details
Also Known As
Killing of Randy Webster, Throwdown, The
Genre
Crime
Drama
Release Date
1981
Technical Specs
Duration
2h
Synopsis
When a teenage boy is slain by the Houston police following a stolen van chase, his father (Hal Holbrook) undertakes a tireless investigation into the truth and uncovers the fact that the gun found with the boy's body was a "throwdown," a weapon planted by the police. This true story initially was to be called "The Throwdown", after the article on which the teleplay was based. An Emmy Award nomination went to the film's sound mixer.
Director
Sam Wanamaker
Director
Cast
John H Fields
Tom Rayhall
Larry Swartz
Richard Beauchamp
Barry Corbin
Scott Paulin
Elizabeth Macey
Anthony Edwards
Robert Phalen
Rhetta Greene
James Whitmore
Gary Mccleery
Cal Haynes
Dennis Redfield
John Dennis Johnston
Sean Penn
Nancy Malone
Pat Studstill
Susan Berger
Anne Ramsey
Robert S Telford
Buck Young
John Chappell
Dixie Carter
David Cramer
Jim Antonio
Chris Mulkey
Robert Denison
James Brewer
Jennifer Jason Leigh
Hal Holbrook
Med Florey
Sondra Blake
Crew
Del Armstrong
Makeup
Ira Bates
Set Decorator
Susan Bluestein
Casting
Jules Brenner
Director Of Photography
Tony Converse
Executive Producer
Tom Curtis
Source Material (From Article)
Gary Charles Davis
Stunt Coordinator
Howard S Deane
Editor
Lynn Del Kal
Hair Stylist
Susan Gallegly
Production Coordinator
Carl Gibson
Key Grip
Roger Gimbel
Executive Producer
Ray Gomez
Assistant Director
Robert Gutwillig
Producer
Rosilyn Heller
Producer
C Robert Holloway
Location Manager
Sam Horta
Sound Editor
Bill Hudson
Property Master
James Hulsey
Art Director
Rich Jordan
Gaffer
Peter Matz
Music
Greig Mcritchie
Assistant Editor
Rick Mercier
Transportation Coordinator
Terry Morse Jr.
Producer
Frank E Novak
Wardrobe
H. Bud Otto
Script Supervisor
Richard Raguse
Sound Mixer
Ric Rondell
Unit Production Manager
Allan K Rosen
Music Editor
Lorin B Salob
Assistant Director
Scott Swanton
Screenplay
Ron Vargas
Camera Operator
Film Details
Also Known As
Killing of Randy Webster, Throwdown, The
Genre
Crime
Drama
Release Date
1981
Technical Specs
Duration
2h
Quotes
Trivia
Miscellaneous Notes
Aired in United States March 11, 1981
