A Slight Case of Murder

Year: 1999

Runtime: 94 mins

Language: English

Director: Steven Schachter

ComedyMysteryCrime

Homicide, seduction and betrayal drive the plot as film critic Terry Thorpe accidentally kills his lover during a heated spat and covers up the evidence. His actions attract a relentless private investigator who attempts to blackmail him, while Detective Fred Stapelli, a cop dreaming of screenwriting, monitors the case. Soon Thorpe’s girlfriend Kit and Stapelli’s wife Patricia are drawn into the dangerous intrigue.

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