''Murder 101'' is a 1991 American mystery

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television film directed by

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, who co-wrote it with

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. The film stars

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, Dey Young,

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, Todd Merrill and Dianne Hull.Variety TV REV 1991-92 17 By Prout
March 21, 1991 Telefilm Review USA World Premiere Movie Murder 101
/ref> It also stars Raphael Sbarge and Kathe Mazur. It aired on the USA Network on March 20, 1991.

Plot

Charles Lattimore, an English professor played by Brosnan, gives his class an assignment to plot a murder, but after a student and someone else dies, he becomes the prime suspect in a murder investigation. Realizing that the theoretical murder plot has been used to set him up, he is faced with finding a way to foil the plan he helped create.

Cast

as Charles Lattimore * Dey Young as Laura Lattimore * Kim Thomson as Francesca Lavin *

as Mike Dowling * Raphael Sbarge as Robert Miner *

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as Tim Ryder * Yorgo Constantine as Jon Steinmetz *

Judy Prescott Judy Prescott is an American actress and poet. She has performed many roles on stage and screen since 1987 and is the author of the book ''Searching For Cecy: Reflections on Alzheimer's''. Early life Judith Neal Prescott, daughter of Mary Boo ...

as Gail Gogerty * Dianne Hull as Ellen Dowling *

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as Anne Ryder * Bob Sweeney as Tilden Crane * Mark L. Taylor as Henry Potter *

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as Judge * Jack Thibeau as Roadblock Officer *Kathe Mazur as Linda Jo, Poet *Todd Merrill as John Defazio *Mary Lou Piccard as TV Reporter *Janet Rotblatt as Millie *Suzanne Stone as Defense Attorney *Yavone Evans as Mary *Tim Neeley as Deputy Sheriff

Release

VHS

* Universal City, CA : MCA Universal Home Video (1992)

DVD

References

External links

* 1991 television films 1991 films 1991 thriller films 1990s American films 1990s English-language films 1990s mystery thriller films American mystery thriller films American thriller television films Films about educators Films about murder Films directed by Bill Condon Films with screenplays by Bill Condon USA Network original films {{US-tv-thriller-film-stub