A physically small police psychologist and a physically large insurance detective team up on an arson case.
Acting
Paul Williams committing to dramatic police psychologist scenes.
Production
TV movie budget stretched over 85 minutes of ambition.
Director
Russ Mayberry
Paul Williams
Rooster Steele
Pat McCormick
Sweets McBride
J.D. Cannon
Chief Willard T. Coburn
Ed Lauter
Jack Claggert
Jill St. John
Joanna Van Eegan
Kathrine Baumann
Amy Hammond
Delta Burke
Laura DeVega
Charlie Callas
Francis A. Melville
Henry Darrow
Dr. Sanchez
Pamela Hensley
Bunny Richter
Lara Parker
Janet
William Daniels
Dr. DeVega
John Saxon
Jerome Brademan
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
This was a backdoor pilot for NBC that never became a series, leaving only this 85-minute tombstone.
Paul Williams was at peak songwriting fame when he took this role, making his casting either desperate or delightfully unhinged.
US
