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The Movie

Production began in Baltimore this past November on "Homicide: The Movie," an NBC Movie of the Week based on the award-winning former NBC series, "Homicide: Life on the Streets," in anticipation of being telecast February 2000. Original cast members from the series' acclaimed seven year run -- including Andre Braugher, who won an Emmy Award for his performance on the series -- will reprise their familiar roles for this project. Also on board are the show's original executive producers, Emmy- and Oscar-winning writer/director Barry Levinson ("Wag the Dog," "Rain Man," "Diner") and Emmy-winning writer/producer Tom Fontana ("Oz," "St. Elsewhere").

Release Date: 13 February , 2000
Genre: Crime / Drama

Production Locations:
Fells Point, Baltimore, Maryland, USA
Baltimore, Maryland, USA
Washington, District of Columbia, USA

Writing credits: Tom Fontana, Eric Overmeyer and James Yoshimura
Director credit: Jean De Segonzac
Production credit: Barry Levinson, Tom Fontana and Jim Finnerty
"Homicide: The Movie," is a production of Baltimore Pictures and Fatima Productions in association with NBC Studios

The premise for the movie revolves around the shooting of one of the department's own, now-mayoral candidate Al Giardello, which reunites the detectives to search for the perpetrator. While a "stand-alone" movie for fans and non-fans alike, the movie answers unresolved questions from the show's final season. Pembleton returns from his new teaching career. Munch hops over from his new position in the New York Special Victim's Unit. And Bayliss reenters the scene in the middle of his sabatical. Tensions are high and shoulders are tense. The interactions between Pembleton and Bayliss are sublime. Anyone who didn't know that Tim Bayliss was responsible for Luke Ryland's execution wasn't paying attention. And while I was heartbroken at Tim's confession because it pretty much takes him out of future movies, the scene was intensely rewarding. The shot, at the end of Adeena Watson skipping through the shop was very creepy and just a little nervewracking. Still, the open chair leaves things open for the future. If you haven't, and you get a chance, watch this movie.

Cast (in credits order)

Daniel Baldwin .... Detective Beau Felton
Ned Beatty .... Detective Stanley 'Stan' Bolander
Richard Belzer .... Detective John Munch
André Braugher .... Frank Pembleton
Reed Diamond .... Mike Kellerman
Giancarlo Esposito .... Officer Mike Giardello
Michelle Forbes .... Dr. Julianna Cox, ME
Peter Gerety .... Lt. Stuart Gharty
Isabella Hofmann .... Lieutenant Megan Russert
Zeljko Ivanek .... A.S.A. Ed Danvers
Clark Johnson (I) .... Detective Meldrick Lewis
Yaphet Kotto .... Al Giardello
Melissa Leo .... Sergeant Kay Howard
Toni Lewis .... Detective Terri Stivers
Michael Michele .... Detective Rene Sheppard
Max Perlich .... James Brodie
Jon Polito .... Detective Steve Crosetti
Kyle Secor .... Detective Tim Bayliss
Jon Seda .... Detective Paul Falsone
Callie Thorne .... Detective Laura Ballard
rest of cast listed alphabetically
Paul M. Clary .... Officer Brown
Jason Priestley .... Det. Hall