Trackdown: Finding the Goodbar Killer

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Trackdown: Finding the Goodbar Killer
Genre
  • Crime
  • Drama
  • Mystery
Written byAlbert Ruben
Directed by Bill Persky
Starring
Music by Stephen J. Lawrence
Country of origin United States
Original languageEnglish
Production
Producers
  • Sonny Grosso
  • Larry Jacobson
  • Mimi Bohbot (associate producer)
  • Benjamin Gruberg (associate producer)
Production location New York City
Cinematography Fred Murphy
EditorNorman Gay
Running time100 min.
Production companyGrosso Jacobson
Original release
NetworkCBS
ReleaseOctober 15, 1983 (1983-10-15)

Trackdown: Finding the Goodbar Killer is a television film starring George Segal, Shelley Hack and Tracy Pollan. It first aired on October 15, 1983, on the CBS television network. Produced by Sonny Grosso and Larry Jacobson, [1] the film was directed by Bill Persky.

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Plot

The film follows the investigation into the 1973 rape and murder of a young Manhattan school teacher. The film is a made-for-television sequel to the 1977 theatrical film Looking for Mr. Goodbar , which itself was based on Judith Rossner's acclaimed 1975 best-selling novel of the same name. However, Trackdown opens with a disclaimer, disassociating itself from Rossner's novel. [2]

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References

  1. Page, Tim. Television Week: Policeman Turned Producer. The New York Times, October 9, 1983. Accessed January 2, 2017.
  2. Trackdown: Finding the Goodbar Killer (1983). IMDb. Accessed January 2, 2017.