Murder by the Book

1987, comedy, crime, mystery, suspense

100 minutes

Mild-mannered mystery writer D. H. Mercer has become so immersed in his material that his creation, hard-boiled private eye Biff Deegan, constantly appears to him as a hallucination. Intent on getting rid of Biff, and replacing him with a more civilized...

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Cast

Robert Hays

Robert Hays

D.H. 'Hank' Mercer / Biff Deegan

Christopher Murney

Lt. Greenberg

Fred Gwynne

Fred Gwynne

Victor Greville

Celeste Holm

Celeste Holm

Claire

Jonathan Moore

Nicholas Rubinstein

Alan Rose

Tony (uncredited)

Jacques Sandulescu

Timothy (uncredited)

Lewis J. Stadlen

Norman Wagstaff (uncredited)

Gavin Steed

Roger Delacroix (uncredited)

Crew

Art

Gavin Mitchell

Gavin Mitchell

Production design

Chris Biden

Property master

Steve Shewchuk

Set decoration

Camera

Cameron McDonald

Camera operator

Costume and make-up

James D. Brown

Hairstylist

Patricia Green

Makeup artist

Crew

Ernie F. Orsatti

Ernie F. Orsatti

Stunt coordinator

Directing

Mel Damski

Director

Gerry Arbeid

First assistant director

Penny Hynam

Script supervisor

Robert McCart

Second assistant director

Editing

Production

Deirdre Bowen

Casting

Karen Hendel

Casting

Peter Nelson

Producer

Melody Comrie

Production coordinator

Tom Brocato

Publicist

Sound

John Mick

Music editor

Mark Snow

Mark Snow

Original music composer

Writing

Visual effects

William Mesa

Visual effects supervisor

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