''Gotham'', also known as ''The Dead Can't Lie'', is a 1988 American

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written and directed by

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and starring

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and Virginia Madsen. The film was originally created for

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Plot

Down-and-out New York detective Eddie Mallard (Jones) finds himself involved in the weirdest case of his career when a wealthy man asks for his help in stopping his ex-wife (Madsen) from harassing him. Mallard finds that the case may be too much for him when he discovers that the woman died ten years ago – and that he is falling in love with her.

Cast

as Eddie Mallard * Virginia Madsen as Rachel Carlyle * Colin Bruce as Charlie Rand *

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as Debbie *

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as Tim * Frederic Forrest as Father George * J. B. White as Jimbo

Release

''Gotham'' premiered on

on August 21, 1988.

Reception

A reviewer for ''

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'' criticized the film as "flat and dull".

References

External links

* * 1988 films 1988 thriller films Golan-Globus films Films scored by George S. Clinton {{1980s-thriller-film-stub