Gotham, also known as The Dead Can't Lie, is a 1988 American made-for-television thriller film written and directed by Lloyd Fonvielle and starring Tommy Lee Jones and Virginia Madsen.[1][2] The film was originally created for Showtime.

Gotham
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Genre	Thriller
Written by	Lloyd Fonvielle
Directed by	Lloyd Fonvielle
Starring	Tommy Lee Jones Virginia Madsen Colin Bruce Kevin Jarre
Music by	George S. Clinton
Country of origin	United States
Original language	English
Production
Editor	Antony Gibbs
Running time	100 minutes (theatrical release)
Production companies	Phoenix Entertainment Group Keith Addis & Associates, Inc. Cannon films
Distributor	MGM Television King Features Entertainment
Release
Original network	Showtime Network
Original release	August 21, 1988 (1988-08-21) (Showtime)

Plot

Down-and-out New York detective Eddie Mallard (Jones) finds himself involved in the weirdest case of his career when a wealthy man asks for his help in stopping his ex-wife (Madsen) from harassing him. Mallard finds that the case may be too much for him when he discovers that the woman died ten years ago – and that he is falling in love with her.

Cast

• Tommy Lee Jones as Eddie Mallard
• Virginia Madsen as Rachel Carlyle
• Colin Bruce as Charlie Rand
• Denise Stephenson as Debbie
• Kevin Jarre as Tim
• Frederic Forrest as Father George
• J. B. White as Jimbo

Release

Gotham premiered on Showtime on August 21, 1988.[3]

Reception

A reviewer for The Tampa Tribune criticized the film as "flat and dull".[3]

References

External links

• Gotham at IMDb

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