Murder by the Book

Película de TV
1987
Unrated
1h 40min

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Agrega una trama en tu idiomaA mild-mannered mystery writer has become so immersed in his material that his character constantly appears to him as a hallucination. Intent on getting rid of him, the writer finds himself ... Leer todoA mild-mannered mystery writer has become so immersed in his material that his character constantly appears to him as a hallucination. Intent on getting rid of him, the writer finds himself embroiled in a mystery all his own.A mild-mannered mystery writer has become so immersed in his material that his character constantly appears to him as a hallucination. Intent on getting rid of him, the writer finds himself embroiled in a mystery all his own.

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7galaescobar

A fun 94 minutes

This was a fun movie with good performances all around. There weren't any real surprises for me and I doubt there would be for anyone over 12. But that's what genre fiction is for; it's comfort food for the mind. Full disclosure: I'm a writer, so I may have identified a bit more with our protagonist than most would.

1veracruzmama

I'm dumb

What a waste of time! Why did I watch it to the end? I guess I'm dumber than the movie. This is no Agatha Christie, for sure.

10VallyNicky

I wish they'd play this movie on a cable station I get.

Murder by the Book is by far the best movie I've ever seen. Funny, Romantic, Mysterious, and you'll never guess the ending. Robert Hays plays a writer with an alter ego, Biff Deagan, the main character of his novels. The Movie gets funnier and funnier as time goes on. This movie will either have you rolling on the floor laughing one minute or have glued to the edge of your seat the next. Other must see movies of Robert Hays are Trenchcoat, 50-50, and For Better or for Worse (Honeymoon Academy) (1990). If only movies nowadays could be as could as these I'd watch more movies. Robert Hays is at his best in all of these movies. Nothing would please me more than to see him make a comeback.

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Where can you buy it ?

Where can you buy the dvd you can't find it anywhere I was really looking forward watching it too

6blanche-2

TV movie from the '80s

"Murder by the Book," also known as "Alter Ego," is a 1987 TV movie starring Robert Hays and Catherine Mary Stewart. The film also features Fred Gwynne and Celeste Holm.

Hays plays a mystery writer, D.H. "Hank" Mercer who writes stories about a hard-boiled detective, Biff Deegan. He's grown tired of Biff, and he tells his agent he has a new idea for a character. While in a restaurant with his agent, he sees a pretty young woman (and you know it's the '80s because her hair goes out about three feet) being forced into a car. The perpetrator is an extremely wealthy man (Gwynne).

Mercer is determined to find out what is going on. While doing so, his fictional detective starts showing up and giving him advice.

Cute. Hays is such a likable and attractive actor, one wonders why the success of "Airport" didn't translate into some better vehicles for him.

This is really light as air, but enjoyable nonetheless.

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Trivia
Filmed in 1985 but not broadcast until 1987.

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When Timothy is firing at Hank and Merissa in the Museum storeroom, He starts firing an Ingram Mac 10-11. But then when when he places the gun on his arm and gets ready to aim and fire, the automatic rifle becomes an Uzi.