Third Degree Burn

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Third Degree Burn
Genre Crime
Written by Duncan Gibbins
Yale Udoff
Directed by Roger Spottiswoode
Starring Treat Williams
Virginia Madsen
Richard Masur
CCH Pounder
Mary Armstrong
John Aylward
Composer Charles Gross
Country of originUnited States of America
Original languageEnglish
Production
Executive producerMarianne Moloney
ProducerFredda Weiss
Production locations Seattle, Washington
Tucson, Arizona
Cinematography Alexander Gruszynski
EditorGarth Craven
Running time100 minutes
Production companies HBO Pictures
Paramount Pictures
MTM Enterprises
Original release
Network HBO
ReleaseMay 28, 1989 (1989-05-28)

Third Degree Burn is a 1989 American made-for-television crime film directed by Roger Spottiswoode, written by Duncan Gibbins and Yale Udoff, and starring Treat Williams, Virginia Madsen, Richard Masur, CCH Pounder, Mary Armstrong and John Aylward. It premiered on HBO on May 28, 1989. [1] [2] [3]

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Plot

Private investigator Scott Weston falls in love with the woman he has been hired to trail. When her husband is murdered, Weston is framed for the crime.

Cast

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References

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