A Slight Case of Murder (1999)

Synopsis: A witty tale of betrayal and seduction about the lengths people will go to make it in the movie biz. William H. Macy plays a successful film critic who during a fight with one of his many ladies,... A witty tale of betrayal and seduction about the lengths people will go to make it in the movie biz. William H. Macy plays a successful film critic who during a fight with one of his many ladies, accidentally murders her. Upon covering up his crime, he realizes that a private investigator (James Cromwell in a sinister turn) had been following the woman, snooping for her ex-husband. Meanwhile, the chief investigating officer for the police force (played by Adam Arkin) is an aspiring script writer whose wife gets involved with the critic. Suspicious of his home life, the critic's steady (Felicity Huffman) develops a scheme of her own. With twists at every turn, this made for cable noir is a throwback to the great detective pictures of the '40s. Macy co-authored the script with director Steven Schachter, based on a Donald E. Westlake novel. [More]

Starring: William H. Macy, Adam Arkin, James Cromwell, Felicity Huffman

Starring: William H. Macy, Adam Arkin, James Cromwell, Felicity Huffman, Julia Campbell, Paul Mazursky

Director: Steven Schachter

Director: Steven Schachter

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