Movie Cosmos - True Crime

Description:

Mary Giordano is a bright, intelligent student who goes to a catholic school. She also has an addiction to mystery novels and detective magazines, which inspire her to do her own detective work. When she starts snooping around on the case of a murderer of teenage girls, it gets her in hot water with her mentor Detective Jerry Gunn. But it also starts a team up with police cadet Tony Campbell. The two work together to find the murderer. But the closer Mary gets to solving the murder, the more danger she puts herself in of being the next victim.

Top Cast >

Alicia Silverstone

As Mary Giordano

Kevin Dillon

As Tony Campbell

Bill Nunn

As Detective Jerry Guinn

Michael Bowen

As Earl Parkins

Ann Devaney

As Sherry Tarnley

Joshua Schaefer

As John Giordano

Marla Sokoloff

As Vicki Giordano

Jennifer Savidge

As Celia Giordano

Tara Subkoff

As Liz McConnell

David Packer

As Sergeant Collins

Alissa Dowdy

As Kathleen Donlevy

Aimee Brooks

As Margie Donlevy

Brian Wankum

As Roger

Melissa DeLizia

As Girl #1

Tiombe Lockhart

As Girl #2 (as Tiombe Anika Lockhart)

Jack Rader

As Mr. Tarnley

Sean Moran

As Boomer Delvecio

Ashley Crow

As Roxanne (uncredited)

Top Crew >

Pat Verducci

Director

Reviews:

Wuchak (6/10)

Alicia Silverstone: Teen sleuth

RELEASED TO VIDEO IN 1995/1996 and written & directed by Pat Verducci, "True Crime" (aka “Dangerous Kiss”) is a mystery/crime/teen/romance starring Alicia Silverstone as a Catholic school senior in California who befriends a police cadet (Kevin Dillon) to solve a case of serial killings of young women. Their investigations lead them to a traveling carnival. Bill Nunn plays the girl’s detective friend and the cadet’s boss.

This came out right after Alicia’s breakthrough flicks “The Crush” (1993) and “Clueless” (1995) and, while entertaining for what it is, it pales by comparison. The main problem isn’t the cast, locations or excellent percussion-oriented score, but rather the script; and, more specifically, who the killer turns out being. With just a couple imaginative tweaks this could’ve been a very satisfying teen mystery à la Nancy Drew, but with considerable edge. Still, Silverstone makes it agreeable, along with the other highlights noted. If you like those other two flicks, this is a must.

THE MOVIE RUNS 1 hour, 34 minutes and was shot in Los Feliz, Los Angeles, CA.

GRADE: B-

2018-04-30