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True Crime

True Crime

Trust no one.

19955.71h 34m

Overview

Mary Giordano is a bright, intelligent student who goes to a catholic school. She also has an addiction to mystery novels and detective magazines, which inspire her to do her own detective work. When she starts snooping around on the case of a murderer of teenage girls, it gets her in hot water with her mentor Detective Jerry Gunn. But it also starts a team up with police cadet Tony Campbell. The two work together to find the murderer. But the closer Mary gets to solving the murder, the more danger she puts herself in of being the next victim.

Directed by Pat Verducci
Written by Pat Verducci
Produced by Jonathan Furie, Andrew Hersh
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Top Cast

Alicia Silverstone

Alicia Silverstone

Mary Giordano

Kevin Dillon

Kevin Dillon

Tony Campbell

Bill Nunn

Bill Nunn

Detective Jerry Guinn

Michael Bowen

Michael Bowen

Earl Parkins

Ann Devaney

Ann Devaney

Sherry Tarnley

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Joshua Schaefer

John Giordano

Marla Sokoloff

Marla Sokoloff

Vicki Giordano

Jennifer Savidge

Jennifer Savidge

Celia Giordano

Tara Subkoff

Tara Subkoff

Liz McConnell

David Packer

David Packer

Sergeant Collins

Themes & Keywords

child murderinvestigationmurderserial killerpolice corruptionfemale detectivemurder investigation

About True Crime

True Crime is a crime, mystery, thriller film released in 1995 exploring themes of child murder, investigation, murder, serial killer, police corruption, female detective. Directed by Pat Verducci, it stars Alicia Silverstone, Kevin Dillon, Bill Nunn. Mary Giordano is a bright, intelligent student who goes to a catholic school. She also has an addiction to mystery novels and detective magazines, which inspire her to do her own detective work. When she starts snooping around on the case of a murderer of teenage girls, it gets her in hot water with her mentor Detective Jerry Gunn. But it also starts a team up with police cadet Tony Campbell. The two work together to find the murderer. But the closer Mary gets to solving the murder, the more danger she puts herself in of being the next victim.

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