Gotham (film)

Gotham, also known as The Dead Can't Lie, is a 1988 American thriller television film written and directed by Lloyd Fonvielle and starring Tommy Lee Jones and Virginia Madsen. The film aired on Showtime on August 21, 1988.

Plot
Down-and-out New York detective Eddie Mallard finds himself involved in the weirdest case of his career when a wealthy man asks for his help in stopping his ex-wife from harassing him. Mallard finds that the case may be too much for him when he discovers that the woman died ten years ago – and that he is falling in love with her.

Cast

 * Tommy Lee Jones as Eddie Mallard
 * Virginia Madsen as Rachel Carlyle
 * Colin Bruce as Charlie Rand
 * Denise Stephenson as Debbie
 * Kevin Jarre as Tim
 * Frederic Forrest as Father George
 * J. B. White as Jimbo

Production
Filming took place on location in New York City and Toronto.

Release
Gotham premiered on Showtime on August 21, 1988.

Reception
A reviewer for The Tampa Tribune criticized the film as "flat and dull".