Product Details

• Actors: James Garner, John Lithgow, Colleen Dewhurst, Alex Diakun, Christianne Hirt
• Directors: Stuart Margolin
• Format: Closed-captioned, Color, NTSC
• Rated: R (Restricted)
• Number of tapes: 1
• Studio: Republic Pictures
• VHS Release Date: March 4, 1997
• Run Time: 94 minutes
• Average Customer Review: 3.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (4 customer reviews)
• ASIN: 6304397526
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #281,265 in Movies & TV (See Top 100 in Movies & TV)

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A Hollywood mogul turns up dead-and leaves behind a trail of sex, lies and revenge. A searing tale of Tinsel Town that will take a pair of cops from the Hollywood power-brokers to the back-alley dives of child pornographers to catch a killer.

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3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Overlooked gem, overdue on DVD., August 6, 2009

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James A. Roman (San Francisco Bay Area) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Glitter Dome [VHS] (VHS Tape)

This is a tough watch. Behind Garner, Lithgow and Kidder's glib repartee lurks a very dark tale of pornography, murder and suicide. The director, Stuart Margolin, is probably best known as Rockford's buddy "Angel". He shows a good knowledge of classic noir looks and themes. Taking direction from his buddy, Garner is willing to make fun of his characters many shortcomings, including too much drink and a couple of "erectile dysfunction" moments. Lithgow is on the verge of breaking into pieces right in front of camera. At the time, Margot Kidder's "handcuff me and gag me" bit made viewers uncomfortable. It is a strong scene that shows off Garner and Kidder's fearless dramatic reach. There are plenty of recognizable faces in the supporting cast, including John Marley (think The Godfather horse head). Colleen Dewhurst nails her role while supplying important exposition. Benson Fong shows up in time to say goodbye. This is a hard movie to find, and never made it to DVD which is too bad. It has the look and feel of the disillusioned cop films of the day and never reveals it's made for cable TV origin. RECOMMENDED.

2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars Some things are better in memory, August 23, 2009

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This review is from: Glitter Dome [VHS] (VHS Tape)

There is a song about a "lost chord" an absent-minded pianist accidentally plays, and then can never figure out how to produce again. For many years, this movie was like that to me.
I saw parts of this movie Long ago, when it aired as a made for TV movie. Intrigued, I wanted to see the whole thing, but I never saw it again. This is understandable:The lurid plotline, highly exploitive of (and thus dependent on) the social phobias of its time (1984 - "Kiddie porn!" "snuff films!"), likely hardly recommended itself to network programmers of later years.But I could not get it out of my head.
I never found a copy for rent, and I gave up on finding a DVD version for purchase. In the end, I broke down and bought a combination DVD/VHS player, just so I could play a VHS of this movie (and one other)!
My results where mixed. The tape was technically fine. The cast is impressive - Garner & Lithgow together is worth the price of admission by itself. And the performances are okay. I cannot point to any one aspect of this film I would call a significant failure. But there is something . . . missing.
At the end of the day, I find I don't really care about any of these characters. They are all foolish, in ways I can't respect. The "good guys" are presented as defenders of civilization, but their opposition is so implausible that I just don't buy the message - I have seen more realistic bad guys in anime.
I can't say I regret buying this movie, as it had grown into something I needed to check off my life's "to do" list. But I also must admit I was a little disappointed.

4 of 5 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars very good movie one of James Garners best, December 5, 1998

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This review is from: Glitter Dome [VHS] (VHS Tape)

Very good dramatization of life on the streets for girls who feel unloved and unwanted by their family.