KILLING OF RANDY WEBSTER - TV - 1981 - HAL HOLBROOK - SEAN PENN - RARE DVD
Product Description
TITLE:
The Killing of Randy Webster
DIRECTOR: Sam Wanamaker
YEAR: 1981
CAST: Hal Holbrook, Dixie Carter, James Whitmore Jr., Gary McCleery, Barry Corbin, Anthony Edwards, Jennifer Jason Leigh and Sean Penn
VIDEO QUALITY: 8.5 out of 10 / A-
ASPECT RATIO: 4:3 Fullscreen
REGION CODE: 0 Region All / Free DVD-R (playable worldwide)
FORMAT: NTSC
SYNOPSIS: After allegedly stealing a customized van, 17-year-old Randy Webster (Gary McCleery) is chased down by the Houston police. Randy is killed in a car crash; on his body is found a weapon, supposedly the one used in the commission of the van theft. But Randy's father (Hal Holbrook) suspects that the "official" story of his son's death is the result of a cover-up. The elder Webster attempts to conduct his own investigation despite hostility from an hostile police department and an overcrowded judicial system. Throughout his ordeal, Webster remains convinced that his son was not a criminal, but was set up posthumously by the overzealous authorities. Based on journalist Tom Curtis' s account of a true incident, The Killing of Randy Webster was originally telecast on March 11, 1981. This film features excellent performances from future man-and-wife Hal Holbrook and Dixie Carter, as well as future stars Anthony Edwards ("ER"), Sean Penn, and Jennifer Jason Leigh.
DIRECTOR: Sam Wanamaker
YEAR: 1981
CAST: Hal Holbrook, Dixie Carter, James Whitmore Jr., Gary McCleery, Barry Corbin, Anthony Edwards, Jennifer Jason Leigh and Sean Penn
VIDEO QUALITY: 8.5 out of 10 / A-
ASPECT RATIO: 4:3 Fullscreen
REGION CODE: 0 Region All / Free DVD-R (playable worldwide)
FORMAT: NTSC
SYNOPSIS: After allegedly stealing a customized van, 17-year-old Randy Webster (Gary McCleery) is chased down by the Houston police. Randy is killed in a car crash; on his body is found a weapon, supposedly the one used in the commission of the van theft. But Randy's father (Hal Holbrook) suspects that the "official" story of his son's death is the result of a cover-up. The elder Webster attempts to conduct his own investigation despite hostility from an hostile police department and an overcrowded judicial system. Throughout his ordeal, Webster remains convinced that his son was not a criminal, but was set up posthumously by the overzealous authorities. Based on journalist Tom Curtis' s account of a true incident, The Killing of Randy Webster was originally telecast on March 11, 1981. This film features excellent performances from future man-and-wife Hal Holbrook and Dixie Carter, as well as future stars Anthony Edwards ("ER"), Sean Penn, and Jennifer Jason Leigh.