The Glitter Dome
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| Directed by | Stuart Margolin |
| Produced by | Frank Konigsberg |
| Written by | Joseph Wambaugh |
| Screenplay by | Stanley Kalis |
| Based on | the novel by Joseph Wambaugh |
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James Garner Margot Kidder John Lithgow |
| Music by | Stuart Margolin |
| Cinematography | Michael W. Watkins Jon Kranhouse |
| Edited by | M.S. Martin |
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| Distributed by | HBO Pictures Thorn EMI |
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97 minutes |
| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
The Glitter Dome is a 1984 made-for-HBO film starring James Garner, Margot Kidder and John Lithgow. The film, based on the 1981 Joseph Wambaugh Hollywood-set homicide novel, was directed by Stuart Margolin, who also scored the film and played a supporting part. The movie was filmed in Victoria, British Columbia and co-starred Colleen Dewhurst. It was subsequently released on video in 1985. The film was also the last film for John Marley.
The world of the Hollywood detective division is exposed via The Glitter Dome (the bar they frequent and a slang reference to Hollywood, California). When the investigation of a high profile studio president is going nowhere, the case is handed over to two experienced detectives, Al Mackey (Garner) and Marty Welborn (Lithgow), on this case, however, they need help. They get it from a pair of vice cops, called the Ferret and the Weasel, and a pair of street cops commonly referred to as the Street Monsters, due to their fondness for violence.
When first telecast on November 11, 1984, The Glitter Dome was criticized for a brief bondage sequence involving Margot Kidder: in retrospect, however, "the scene serves to affirm the integrity and decency of the character played by James Garner".
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