Criminologie appliquée

Original title: Columbo: Columbo Goes to College

TV Movie
1990
TV-PG
1h 38m

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Two arrogant college students devise a cunning method to murder their criminology professor during a guest lecturer class. The guest lecturer happens to be none other than Lt. Columbo himsel... Read allTwo arrogant college students devise a cunning method to murder their criminology professor during a guest lecturer class. The guest lecturer happens to be none other than Lt. Columbo himself.Two arrogant college students devise a cunning method to murder their criminology professor during a guest lecturer class. The guest lecturer happens to be none other than Lt. Columbo himself.

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Trivia
This was Robert Culp's fourth and final appearance in "Columbo", and the only time he did not play the murderer.

Goofs
The splattered blood on Rusk's windshield is present in the closeup view only but is missing in the long shot.

Quotes
Lt. Columbo: Well, sometimes, when you know something, it's better to keep it to yourself. You don't have to blab everything right away. Wait. Who knows what will happen? Timing. That's important. And lucky. You got to be lucky.

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Soundtracks
Poor Rich Boy
(uncredited) (opening title)
Written by Burt Bacharach, David Pack, Joe Puerta
Performed by Ambrosia
Produced by Val Garay, assisted by Niko Bolas at Record One
Drums: Burleigh Drummond
Bass: Joe Puerta
Keyboards: Christopher North and David Lewis
Background vocals and guitar: David Pack
Background vocals and percussion: Royce Jones
(from Arthur (1981) The Album")

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8/10

The Students

Stephen Caffrey and Gary Hershberger play two smart but spoiled college students named Justin Rowe and Cooper Redman who are confronted by one of their teachers named Professor Rusk who accuses them of stealing a copy of an upcoming test, and threatening to have them flunked or expelled. Fearing for their futures, they devise an elaborate plan to kill him in a parking garage while attending a lecture, which by coincidence is given by Lt. Columbo(Peter Falk) who takes charge of the crime scene, and comes to realize that the two "helpful" students are responsible, but just how and why will be the problem... Robert Culp makes his fourth appearance, but in a supporting role(though not as the killer). Fine episode with intelligent and clever writing elevating this one, with a memorable ending of the astonished students getting their deserved comeuppance from the underestimated Lt. Columbo.