Mike's Murder (1984)

Synopsis: This spellbinding murder mystery stars Debra Winger as Betty, an impressionable young single woman, living in Los Angeles, who becomes involved in the dangerous worlds of murder and drug dealing... This spellbinding murder mystery stars Debra Winger as Betty, an impressionable young single woman, living in Los Angeles, who becomes involved in the dangerous worlds of murder and drug dealing when she investigates the circumstances surrounding the death of a former lover. Although Betty is doing just fine on her own as a bank teller, living in a good neighborhood, she falls for the charms of her seductive young tennis instructor, Mike (Mark Keyloun). After a fiery affair, the two don't see each other for months until Betty runs into Mike again and he admits to supplementing his income with drug dealing. After numerous attempts to rekindle their passionate affair, Mike stands Betty up on the evening of a planned tryst. To Betty's horror, she learns the real reason Mike did not make their date: He has been murdered in a brutal drug scandal. Grief stricken, Betty takes it upon herself to investigate Mike's murder and delves deep into his sordid past, meeting many of Mike's so-called friends. As Betty becomes more and more entrenched in the dangerous details of Mike's death, she puts her own life in peril in this harrowing depiction of the netherworld of underground Los Angeles, directed by James Bridges. [More]

Starring: Debra Winger, Mark Keyloun, Darrell Larson, Brooke Alderson

Starring: Debra Winger, Mark Keyloun, Darrell Larson, Brooke Alderson, Paul Winfield

Director: James Bridges

Director: James Bridges
Composer: John Barry

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