Themes: Police Corruption, Members of the Press, Whistleblowers
Main Cast: Rob Morrow, Randy Quaid, Cynthia Preston, Paul Sorvino, G.W. Bailey
Release Year: 2000
Country: CA
Run Time: 120 minutes
Plot
Rob Morrow stars as investigating journalist Jonathan Neumann in this drama about police corruption in 1970s Philadelphia. When Neumann takes over the court beat for the Philadelphia Examiner, he quickly discovers wrongdoing at every turn, with cops beating suspects into often blatantly false confessions. As Neumann pieces together his story, he finds himself increasingly threatened by a posse of "goon squad" cops who tap his phone, break into his apartment, and even resort to physical assault. The Thin Blue Lie was originally screened on Showtime on August 13, 2000. ~ Rebecca Flint Marx, All Movie Guide
Al Waxman - Art Zuggler; Beau Starr - Detective Marshall; Barry Wiggins - Detective King; Chuck Shamata - Vinnie; Louis di Bianco - Deep Nightstick; Bruce McFee; Joe Pingue; Michael Copeman; Philip Granger; Patrick Patterson; Ryan Black
Credit
Victoria Burrows - Casting, Stephanie Gorin - Casting, Roger Young - Director, Benjamin A. Weissman - Editor, Roger Young - Executive Producer, Patrick Williams - Composer (Music Score), Jeffrey S. Ginn - Production Designer, Donald M. Morgan - Cinematographer
