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Homicide: Life on the Street The Heart of a Saturday Night (1993–1999) Online

Homicide: Life on the Street The Heart of a Saturday Night (1993–1999) Online
Original Title :
The Heart of a Saturday Night
Genre :
TV Episode / Crime / Drama / Mystery / Thriller
Year :
1993–1999
Directror :
Whit Stillman
Cast :
Richard Belzer,Andre Braugher,Reed Diamond
Writer :
Paul Attanasio,Henry Bromell
Type :
TV Episode
Time :
1h
Rating :
7.5/10
Homicide: Life on the Street The Heart of a Saturday Night (1993–1999) Online

Survivors discuss, in a grief-support group, the circumstances of three murders one Saturday night in Baltimore: a girl strangled in an alley on her 16th birthday, a mother who dies as the victim of a carjacker who drives off with her 3-year-old daughter, and a man who was attacked in the Waterfront Bar in the presence of several uncooperative witnesses. One of the cases remains unsolved.
Episode cast overview, first billed only:
Richard Belzer Richard Belzer - John Munch
Andre Braugher Andre Braugher - Frank Pembleton
Reed Diamond Reed Diamond - Mike Kellerman
Michelle Forbes Michelle Forbes - Dr. Julianna Cox
Clark Johnson Clark Johnson - Meldrick Lewis
Yaphet Kotto Yaphet Kotto - Al Giardello
Melissa Leo Melissa Leo - Kay Howard
Max Perlich Max Perlich - J.H. Brodie (credit only)
Kyle Secor Kyle Secor - Tim Bayliss
Rosanna Arquette Rosanna Arquette - Caroline Widmer
Polly Holliday Polly Holliday - Mrs. Rath (as Polly Holiday)
Chris Eigeman Chris Eigeman - Jude Silvio
Tom Quinn Tom Quinn - Tom Rath
Sekou Laidlow Sekou Laidlow - Tom Scritz
Jim Scopelitis Jim Scopelitis - Dr. Siegel (as Jim Scopeletis)


User reviews

Hallolan

Hallolan

Another episode of this most excellent series is played in a sort of staggered time set where the incidents of the crimes--all murders--are played around a victim's therapy meeting. The people gathered:a grieving widower(Chris Eigeman),who not only lost my wife but his toddler daughter in a carjacking,a pretty widow(Rosanna Arquete),whose crumbling marriage was typified by her husband's demise at a bar and an elderly couple(Polly Holiday and Tom Rath),whose wayward daughter is killed on her birthday,all recount their experiences to a faceless therapist,voicing their anger,sadness and general discomfits,which all happened on the same Saturday night as it were.

The differences in question lie predominantly in the fact that this show is filmed in two different(actually,on second thought,it was three)lights:the normalized light of the squad room where the detectives track each aforementioned case,the surreal colors of each testimonial's memories,and the grim,grainy light of the therapists room. Solid guest turns by actors playing the victims,added with the usual performances by the detectives on duty--Gee in particular,tackling the bar single-handedly,make this show a quiet gem.