Killer Instinct | |
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Written by | Conrad Bromberg |
Directed by | Waris Hussein |
Starring | Melissa Gilbert Woody Harrelson |
Music by | Paul Chihara |
Country of origin | United States |
Original language | English |
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Producers | Conrad Bromberg Stuart Millar |
Cinematography | Robert Steadman |
Editor | Andrew Chulack |
Running time | 93 minutes |
Production company | ITC Entertainment |
Distributor | NBC |
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Original network | NBC |
Original release | November 22, 1988 |
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Charlie is a young attorney assigned to the case of Freddy, a violent and uncontrollable man, about to be released from the hospital. Charlie doesn't think it is a good idea for a man with mental problems to be released and tries to prove that, with the help of Dr. Lisa DaVito. Her career is in jeopardy when he is eventually released and immediately committed a murder. [1]
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