The Killing of Randy Webster | |
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Genre | Drama |
Written by | Scott Swanton |
Directed by | Sam Wanamaker |
Starring | Hal Holbrook Dixie Carter James Whitmore Jr. Jennifer Jason Leigh |
Music by | Peter Matz |
Country of origin | United States |
Original language | English |
Production | |
Executive producers | Tony Converse Roger Gimbel |
Producers | Rosilyn Heller Robert Gutwillig |
Production location | Houston |
Cinematography | Jules Brenner |
Editor | Howard S. Deane |
Running time | 100 minutes |
Production companies | EMI Television Roger Gimbel Productions |
Original release | |
Network | CBS |
Release | March 11, 1981 |
The Killing of Randy Webster is a 1981 American made-for-television drama film based on a true story starring Hal Holbrook, Dixie Carter, James Whitmore Jr., Jennifer Jason Leigh and Sean Penn. [1] Fact-based story of a father's tireless investigation into the killing of his teenage son by Houston police in a stolen van chase, prompted by his suspicion of police claims that the boy was carrying a gun. It originally aired March 11, 1981 on CBS. [2]