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The Long Island Incident
19983.51h 36m
Overview
On December 7, 1993, a gunman opened fire in a crowded commuter train on Long Island. This fact-based story focuses on the events that swell around Carolyn McCarthy, a woman whose husband is killed and her 26 year old son is severely wounded in the massacre. The result is she is forced out of her comfortable suburban existence and she becomes an out-spoken crusader against assault weapons. The film shifts from her perspective to the mind of the killer and finally to the media frenzy that surrounds both.
Directed by Joseph Sargent
Written by Maria Nation
Produced by Robert W. Christiansen, Rick Rosenberg
0Top Cast
Laurie Metcalf
Carolyn McCarthy
Mackenzie Astin
Kevin McCarthy
Peter MacNeill
Dennie McCarthy
Tyrone Benskin
Colin Ferguson
Elisa Moolecherry
Natalie Berger
Cedric Smith
Tim Bobek
Lawrence Dane
Tommy
Diane D'Aquila
Dr. Ellen Lipsky
Nancy Beatty
Jean McBride
John Boylan
Frank McBride
Themes & Keywords
mass murderbased on true storylong island, new yorkrailroadtrue crime
About The Long Island Incident
The Long Island Incident is a crime, drama, tv movie film released in 1998 exploring themes of mass murder, based on true story, long island, new york, railroad, true crime. Directed by Joseph Sargent, it stars Laurie Metcalf, Mackenzie Astin, Peter MacNeill. On December 7, 1993, a gunman opened fire in a crowded commuter train on Long Island. This fact-based story focuses on the events that swell around Carolyn McCarthy, a woman whose husband is killed and her 26 year old son is severely wounded in the massacre. The result is she is forced out of her comfortable suburban existence and she becomes an out-spoken crusader against assault weapons. The film shifts from her perspective to the mind of the killer and finally to the media frenzy that surrounds both.
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