Jessica Fletcher (Dame Angela Lansbury) is attacked on a train when she investigates the case of a missing passenger.Jessica Fletcher (Dame Angela Lansbury) is attacked on a train when she investigates the case of a missing passenger.Jessica Fletcher (Dame Angela Lansbury) is attacked on a train when she investigates the case of a missing passenger.
- Awards
- 3 nominations
Michael Krawic
- Radley
- (as Michael A. Krawic)
Stuart Proud Eagle Grant
- Jim Sunrise
- (as Stuart Grant)
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- TriviaThis was one of the most complicated scripts to prep because of the number of locations required. Matching terrain for road work, Sheriff car chases, helicopter landing and takeoff points, interior café diner (Saugus, California), lecture interior, train station (Acton, California), tracks for the Amtrak train to travel for filming while the train was in motion. The production company (Universal Studios) and Amtrak had to gain permission from Metro Rail to use right of way on their rail tracks, with the film train waiting on side bar tracks for the daily Metro schedules. Filming the bus interior while moving on back roads of Acton, the town of Piru, California for the bus passengers to disembark, completely dressing the Piru Main Street for the scripted scenes. An epic for a two hour Movie of the Week, this was a very busy shoot. Every member of the crew drove to each location on his or her own. Not one person was put up in a hotel during the entire filming schedule.
- GoofsDriving through "Aqua Verde" a street sign above can be seen for "Magic Mountain Parkway"
- Quotes
[last lines]
Jessica Fletcher: ...It starts with a simple electronic game and an eastbound train.
- ConnectionsFollowed by Murder, She Wrote: A Story to Die For (2000)
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Murder, She Wrote: South by Southwest
After the series Murder, She Wrote finished. It returned for a series of television movies.
With a title of South by Southwest. It is a lukewarm homage to Hitchcock's North by Northwest.
Jessica Fletcher (Angela Lansbury) is taking a train ride to El Paso where she is to give a speech at a lecture on writing mystery stories.
In the dining cart she meets Sarah (Mel Harris) who suddenly disappears. Later Jessica is attacked when she goes snooping at Sarah's train compartment.
Only to be saved by an investigative journalist who later dies. When Jessica finds Sarah, she claims to being pursued as she witnessed someone being killed.
Lansbury settles effortly into Jessica Fletcher's shoes. It was only a year since the series finished.
The extended length has a large cast of characters and a lot of suspects. This includes various FBI agents who all seem to get in the way as the Mcguffin is stolen nuclear codes.
There is a homage not only to Hitchcock thrillers but a police chase that mimicked the OJ Simpson chase scene.
A lighthearted crime drama. It stands as a tribute to Angela Lansbury. She did a lot to ensure that Murder, She Wrote stood true for her generosity and beliefs.
There were always roles for stars from yesteryear so they can get a screen credit, payment and continued health insurance coverage. Positive screen treatment of minority groups. Black actors were likely to be law enforcement instead of villains.
With a title of South by Southwest. It is a lukewarm homage to Hitchcock's North by Northwest.
Jessica Fletcher (Angela Lansbury) is taking a train ride to El Paso where she is to give a speech at a lecture on writing mystery stories.
In the dining cart she meets Sarah (Mel Harris) who suddenly disappears. Later Jessica is attacked when she goes snooping at Sarah's train compartment.
Only to be saved by an investigative journalist who later dies. When Jessica finds Sarah, she claims to being pursued as she witnessed someone being killed.
Lansbury settles effortly into Jessica Fletcher's shoes. It was only a year since the series finished.
The extended length has a large cast of characters and a lot of suspects. This includes various FBI agents who all seem to get in the way as the Mcguffin is stolen nuclear codes.
There is a homage not only to Hitchcock thrillers but a police chase that mimicked the OJ Simpson chase scene.
A lighthearted crime drama. It stands as a tribute to Angela Lansbury. She did a lot to ensure that Murder, She Wrote stood true for her generosity and beliefs.
There were always roles for stars from yesteryear so they can get a screen credit, payment and continued health insurance coverage. Positive screen treatment of minority groups. Black actors were likely to be law enforcement instead of villains.
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By what name was Murder, She Wrote: South by Southwest (1997) officially released in Canada in English?
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