License to Kill

• Director: Jud Taylor
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• Genre: Drama
• Movie Type: Courtroom Drama, Social Problem Film
• Themes: Fighting the System, Death of a Child
• Main Cast: James Farentino, Penny Fuller, Don Murray, Millie Perkins
• Release Year: 1984
• Country: US
• Run Time: 96 minutes

Plot

License to Kill is a serious TV movie dealing with the subject of drunken driving. The film begins when a popular high school girl is killed in a head-on collision by inebriated-businessman Don Murray. Though he's had a drinking problem for some time, Murray has dismissed it as a byproduct of the tensions of his job. Facing a manslaughter charge, the well-heeled Murray hires an expensive defense team....while the father of the dead girl (James Farentino), with hardly a penny to his name, is doggedly determined to see that Murray pays for his misdeed to the fullest extent of the law. The conflicting personalities of the two men are counterpointed by the anguish experienced by their wives (Millie Perkins and Penny Fuller). Written by William A. Schwartz, License to Kill debuted on January 10, 1984. ~ Hal Erickson, All Movie Guide

Cast

Jacqueline Brookes - Judge Miriam Roth; James Farentino - John Peterson; Penny Fuller - Judith Peterson; George Martin - Steve; Ari Meyers - Amy Peterson; Donald Moffat - Webster; Millie Perkins - Mary Fiske; Kristen Vigard - Lynne Peterson; Denzel Washington - Martin Sawyer; Don Murray - Tom Fiske

Credit

Jack Marty - Art Director, Jud Taylor - Director, Paul LaMastra - Editor, Marian Rees - Executive Producer, Laurence Rosenthal - Composer (Music Score), Robert Huddleston - Production Designer, Robert Jessup - Cinematographer, Dorothea Petrie - Producer, William A. Schwartz - Screenwriter, Jim Croce - Featured Music

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