Genre: | Drama |
Director: | Sam Wanamaker |
Starring: | Hal Holbrook Dixie Carter James Whitmore Jr. Jennifer Jason Leigh |
Music: | Peter Matz |
Country: | United States |
Language: | English |
Producer: | Rosilyn Heller Robert Gutwillig |
Executive Producer: | Tony Converse Roger Gimbel |
Location: | Houston |
Editor: | Howard S. Deane |
Cinematography: | Jules Brenner |
Runtime: | 100 minutes |
Company: | EMI Television Roger Gimbel Productions |
Network: | CBS |
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]