''The O. J. Simpson Story'' is a 1995 American
drama film
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directed by Jerrold Freedman and written by Stephen Harrigan. It stars
Bobby Hosea
Bobby Hosea (born 1955) is an American film and television actor. He played O. J. Simpson in the Fox movie ''The O. J. Simpson Story''. and John Allen Muhammad in '' D.C. Sniper: 23 Days of Fear''. He is the head of Train 'Em Up Academy, Inc., an ...
,
Jessica Tuck
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, David Roberson,
James Handy
James Handy is an American film actor. He appeared in numerous films and television shows since 1977. On film, he appeared in as Byers in '' K-9'' and in '' Logan''. His most notable television appearances are as Arthur Devlin in '' Alias'' and ...
,
Kimberly Russell and
Harvey Jason. It premiered on
Fox
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Twelve sp ...
on January 31, 1995.
Plot
O.J. Simpson's ex-wife
Nicole Brown is found murdered along with younger man
Ron Goldman, outside Nicole's
Brentwood townhouse. Simpson is brought to the police station as a suspect. Over the course of the film, numerous flashbacks dramatize various events in Simpson's life, from his first meeting with Nicole in 1977, to growing up in
San Francisco
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in the 1960s, to O.J. and Nicole's romance and marriage in 1985. The pair gradually descend into domestic squabbles over Simpson's selfish and controlling behavior, with Nicole suffering depression and drug use.
Following the murders (which are never shown on-camera), Simpson panics and flees with a friend, filmed by media as the infamous
'Bronco chase' and resulting in Simpson's arrest as a suspect.
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Cast
See also
*'' The People v. O.J. Simpson: American Crime Story''
*'' O.J.: Made in America''
References
External links
*
The movie on Internet Archiveand YouTube
Promo trailer
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1995 television films
1995 films
American drama films
1995 drama films
Films scored by Harald Kloser
Fox network original films
O. J. Simpson murder case
Films set in 1994
Films set in the 1960s
Films set in 1977
Films set in 1985
Films set in the 1970s
Films set in the 1980s
American football films
American films based on actual events
Crime films based on actual events
Films directed by Jerrold Freedman
1990s English-language films
1990s American films