Skeletons
“Beneath the surface, nothing is what it seems.”
1997•R•1h 27m•4.2•Released
HorrorThrillerDramaTV Movie
A heart attack moves a Pulitzer winning journalist to leave NY for the peace of a small New England town, but he soon finds himself pulled into a case of a man accused of killing his gay lover with the blade of a shovel. Wanting to keep the case quiet, the town turns against the journalist and his family when he begins digging into its secrets, until finally the accused man is found hanging in his cell and the truth comes out about more than just the killing.
Director
David DeCoteau
Writer
Joshua Michael Stern
Budget
$2M
Languages
English
Studio
HBO
Cast
Ron Silver
Peter Crane
Christopher Plummer
Reverend Carlyle
Dee Wallace
Heather Crane
Kyle Howard
Zach Crane
James Coburn
Frank Jove
Arlene Golonka
Melanie Jove
D. Paul Thomas
Sheriff Joe Carlton
Paul Bartel
Mayor Harley Dunbar
David Graf
Sam
Patrick Thomas
Toby Carlyle (as Pat Thomas)
Clive Rosengren
Jacob MacIntire
Raymond O'Connor
Mr. Muir
Kathleen Noone
Sadie
Brigitta Dau
Laura
Valerie Wildman
Belinda Dunbar
Production
Company
HBO
Company
Hit Entertainment
Producer
Brian Shuster
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