''Laguna Heat'' is a 1987 American

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directed by Simon Langton and written by D.M. Eyre, Pete Hamill and David Burton Morris. The film stars

Harry Hamlin Harry Robinson Hamlin (born October 30, 1951) is an American actor, author, and entrepreneur. He is best known for his roles as Perseus in the 1981 fantasy film '' Clash of the Titans'' and as Michael Kuzak in the legal drama series '' L.A. Law' ...

Jason Robards Jason Nelson Robards Jr. (July 26, 1922 – December 26, 2000) was an American actor. Known as an interpreter of the works of playwright Eugene O'Neill, Robards received two Academy Awards, a Tony Award, a Primetime Emmy Award, and the Cannes ...

, Rip Torn,

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, Anne Francis and

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. The film premiered on HBO on November 15, 1987.

Plot

Cast

as Tom Shephard *

as Wade Shephard * Rip Torn as Joe Datilla *

as Jane Algernon * Anne Francis as Helene Long *

as Grimes *

Jeff Kober Jeff Kober (born December 18, 1953) is an American actor, known for his television roles as Dodger in ''China Beach'', Jacob Hale Jr. in ''Sons of Anarchy'', and Joe in the fourth season of '' The Walking Dead''. He is also known his movie rol ...

as Vic Harmon *

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as Azul Mercante *

Clyde Kusatsu Clyde Kusatsu (born September 13, 1948) is an American actor and trade union leader of Japanese descent. Since 2013, he has served as the National Vice President of SAG-AFTRA Los Angeles Local. Life and career Clyde Kusatsu was born in Hawaii a ...

as Coroner *

Rutanya Alda Rutanya Alda (born Rūta Skrastiņa; October 13, 1942) is a Latvian-American actress. She began her career in the late 1960s, and went on to have supporting parts in '' The Deer Hunter'' (1978), '' Rocky II'' (1979), and ''Mommie Dearest'' (1981). ...

as Dr. Kroyden *Gary Pagett as Pavliki *Fred Ponzlov as Ricky Hyams * Tom Pedi as Jimmy Hylkama *Peggy Doyle as Dot Hylkama *

Peter Brocco Carl Peter Brocco (January 16, 1903 – December 20, 1992) was an American screen and stage actor. He appeared in over 300 credits, notably ''Spartacus'' (1960) and '' One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest'' (1975), during his career spanning over 60 ...

as Judge Rubio *

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as Chief Hanover *David Komatz as Chauffeur

References

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* 1987 television films 1987 films 1987 drama films HBO Films films Films directed by Simon Langton American drama television films 1980s English-language films 1980s American films {{US-tv-drama-film-stub