Braker
Appearance
Braker | |
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Genre | Crime Drama |
Directed by | Victor Lobl |
Starring | Carl Weathers |
Music by | Brad Fiedel |
Country of origin | United States |
Original language | English |
Production | |
Cinematography | Roger Sherman Jr. |
Running time | 90 minutes |
Production companies | Blatt-Singer Productions Centerpoint Productions MGM/UA Television |
Original release | |
Network | ABC |
Release | April 28, 1985 |
Braker is a 1985 American made-for-television crime drama film starring Carl Weathers and Joseph Bottoms. It was intended as a pilot for a series which was never produced.[1][2] It was broadcast on ABC on April 28, 1985.[3]
Plot
[edit]Harry Braker is a tough veteran cop. Rookie detective Eddie Kelso is his inexperienced partner. They are both drawn in to investigate the murder of Kate Taylor, a music video editor. The investigation is linked to both the music and adult-film industries.[4]
Cast
[edit]- Carl Weathers as Lieutenant Harry Braker
- Joseph Bottoms as Eddie Kelso
- Anne Schedeen as Lieutenant Polly Peters
- Alex Rocco as Orsini
- Randall "Tex" Cobb as R.E. Packard
- Peter Michael Goetz as Captain Joyce
- Dann Florek as Hayes
- Tracey Ross as Janice
- Shanna Reed as Dede Drummond
- Ed O'Neill as Danny Buckner
- Ian McShane as Alan Roswell
- Kristoffer Tabori as Bruce Wines
- Gwen Humble as Kate Taylor
- Robert Pastorelli as Forensics Specialist
- Enrique Castillo as Booker
References
[edit]- ^ Jerry Roberts (2009). Encyclopedia of Television Film Directors , Volume 1. Scarecrow Press, 2009. ISBN 978-0810861381.
- ^ Vincent Terrace (1997). Experimental television, test films, pilots, and trial series, 1925 through 1995. McFarland, 1997. ISBN 0786401788.
- ^ Kevin Thomas (April 28, 1985). "Movies of the week". Los Angeles Times.
- ^ "Americans Watch More Television Than Ever". Daily Leader. April 28, 1985. Retrieved 2 September 2012.
External links
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Categories:
- 1985 television films
- 1985 films
- 1985 crime drama films
- American crime drama films
- Films scored by Brad Fiedel
- Films about pornography
- Television pilots not picked up as a series
- Television films as pilots
- American drama television films
- 1980s English-language films
- 1980s American films
- American drama television film stubs